How we scored it
Whole botanical extract of common reed grass; entirely natural. 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 flowering grass Phragmites communis (Gramineae) by conventional aqueous or hydroalcoholic extraction. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A plant extract from common reed grass used to condition and soften skin. It supplies naturally occurring plant compounds to skincare products.
CosIng definition: Phragmites Communis Extract is an extract of the flowering grass, Phragmites communis, Gramineae
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.
- 2PHRAGMITES COMMUNIS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PHRAGMITES COMMUNIS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PHRAGMITES%20COMMUNIS%20EXTRACT