How we scored it
Ground husk powder from psyllium seed; whole dried plant material = 1.0 per botanical powder convention.
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
Husks of Plantago ovata (psyllium) seeds are dried and ground to a powder. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A powder made from ground psyllium seed husks, used to help stabilise emulsions and condition skin.
CosIng definition: Plantago Ovata Husk Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground husk of Plantago ovate, 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 OVATA HUSK POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PLANTAGO OVATA HUSK POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PLANTAGO%20OVATA%20HUSK%20POWDER