How we scored it
Botanical extract of Paeonia suffruticosa: plant material (n = 1); extraction solvents leave no counted mass. 1.00.
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
The whole plant of the tree peony (Paeoniaceae) is extracted with a water-based or glycol solvent and filtered. No synthetic route is used.
In plain English
An extract of the tree peony plant, used as a skin-conditioning ingredient. It supplies plant compounds such as polyphenols and is usually sold dissolved in water or a glycol.
CosIng definition: Paeonia Suffruticosa Extract is the extract of the whole plant Paeonia suffruticosa, Paeoniaceae.
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.
- 2PAEONIA SUFFRUTICOSA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PAEONIA SUFFRUTICOSA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PAEONIA%20SUFFRUTICOSA%20EXTRACT