How we scored it
Whole-plant botanical extract; botanical extracts are 1.0 by this site's 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
Extracted directly from the whole Portulaca pilosa plant. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of the whole Portulaca pilosa plant used to condition skin. It is made by extracting the plant directly, with no chemical synthesis.
CosIng definition: Portulaca Pilosa Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Portulaca pilosa L., Portulacaceae
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.
- 2PORTULACA PILOSA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PORTULACA PILOSA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PORTULACA%20PILOSA%20EXTRACT