How we scored it
Whole-plant extract of evening primrose; entirely botanical.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.
Where it comes from
Extracted from the whole evening primrose plant, typically by solvent or supercritical CO2 extraction. No synthetic alternative is used.
In plain English
A plant extract from evening primrose used as an antioxidant and skin-conditioning ingredient. It's made by extracting the whole plant with water, alcohol, or CO2.
CosIng definition: Oenothera Biennis Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Oenothera biennis.
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2OENOTHERA BIENNIS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3OENOTHERA BIENNIS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=OENOTHERA%20BIENNIS%20EXTRACT