How we scored it
Whole-plant extract; botanical extracts are 1.0 by rule.
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 wood sorrel plant (Oxalis acetosella) using water, glycerin or alcohol as solvent. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A plant extract from wood sorrel used to condition skin. It's made by steeping or pressing the whole plant to pull out its natural compounds.
CosIng definition: Oxalis Acetosella Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Oxalis acetosella, Oxalidaceae.
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.
- 2OXALIS ACETOSELLA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3OXALIS ACETOSELLA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=OXALIS%20ACETOSELLA%20EXTRACT