How we scored it
100% seed extract (perilla). 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 perilla (Perilla frutescens), an East Asian herb, typically by solvent or oil extraction. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
A seed extract from perilla, an East Asian herb related to mint. Used as a skin-conditioning ingredient in cosmetic formulations.
CosIng definition: Perilla Frutescens Seed Extract is the extract of the seeds of Perilla frutescens, Labiatae
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.
- 2PERILLA FRUTESCENS SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PERILLA FRUTESCENS SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PERILLA%20FRUTESCENS%20SEED%20EXTRACT