How we scored it
Whole botanical extract; per this site's convention all plant extracts score 1.0.
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
Made by extracting the flattened stems (pads) of the eastern prickly pear cactus, Opuntia humifusa. No alternative synthetic route exists for this botanical extract.
In plain English
An antioxidant, skin-conditioning extract made from the flattened stems, or pads, of the eastern prickly pear cactus, Opuntia humifusa. Used as a conditioning ingredient in cosmetic products.
CosIng definition: Opuntia Humifusa Stem Extract is the extract of the stems of Opuntia humifusa, Cactaceae.
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.
- 2OPUNTIA HUMIFUSA STEM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3OPUNTIA HUMIFUSA STEM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=OPUNTIA%20HUMIFUSA%20STEM%20EXTRACT