How we scored it
Whole-plant extract; botanical extracts are 1.0 by rule.
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 plant of Asian plantain (Plantago asiatica), typically via water or hydro-alcoholic extraction. No synthetic alternative.
In plain English
A plant extract from Asian plantain used to condition skin, made by extracting the whole plant with a solvent.
CosIng definition: Plantago Asiatica Extract is an extract of the whole plant, Plantago Asiatica, Plantaginaceae
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.
- 2PLANTAGO ASIATICA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PLANTAGO ASIATICA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PLANTAGO%20ASIATICA%20EXTRACT