How we scored it
Whole-plant extract; botanical extract = 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
Extracted from the whole Papaver rhoeas (common/corn poppy) plant by aqueous or hydroalcoholic extraction. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A plant extract from the common red poppy, used as an emollient and skin conditioner. The whole flowering plant is extracted to capture its natural compounds for use in skincare.
CosIng definition: Papaver Rhoeas Extract is the extract of the whole plant Papaver rhoeas, Papaveraceae.
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.
- 2PAPAVER RHOEAS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PAPAVER RHOEAS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PAPAVER%20RHOEAS%20EXTRACT