Database/Skin Conditioning/Physalis Alkekengi Calyx Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Physalis Alkekengi Calyx Extract natural?

Yes. Extracted from Physalis alkekengi calyxes; entirely plant-derived material.

INCI namePhysalis Alkekengi Calyx Extract
CAS90082-67-0
FunctionSkin Conditioning
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How we scored it

Direct extract of Chinese lantern plant calyx; whole botanical extract; this site's 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

Feedstock is the papery calyx of the Chinese lantern plant, extracted with water or solvent. No synthetic route exists.

In plain English

An extract from the papery husk (calyx) of the Chinese lantern plant, used to help condition skin.

CosIng definition: Physalis Alkekengi Calyx Extract is the extract of the calyxes of Physalis alkekengi, Solanaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2PHYSALIS ALKEKENGI CALYX EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3PHYSALIS ALKEKENGI CALYX EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PHYSALIS%20ALKEKENGI%20CALYX%20EXTRACT