How we scored it
Whole-plant 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
Extracted from the whole plant of Potentilla chinensis (Chinese cinquefoil), by solvent or aqueous extraction. No synthetic alternative.
In plain English
A plant extract from Chinese cinquefoil used for general skin conditioning in cosmetic formulas.
CosIng definition: Potentilla Chinensis Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Potentilla chinensis, Rosaceae
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.
- 2POTENTILLA CHINENSIS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3POTENTILLA CHINENSIS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POTENTILLA%20CHINENSIS%20EXTRACT