How we scored it
Extract of Syrian rue seeds; botanical extract convention = 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 seeds of Syrian rue (Peganum harmala), typically with solvent. No synthetic route used.
In plain English
An extract from Syrian rue seeds, used as a hair-conditioning ingredient. It's made by extracting compounds from the seeds.
CosIng definition: Peganum Harmala Seed Extract is the extract of the seeds of Peganum harmala, Nitrariaceae.
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.
- 2PEGANUM HARMALA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PEGANUM HARMALA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PEGANUM%20HARMALA%20SEED%20EXTRACT