How we scored it
Whole-plant extract = 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 Potentilla erecta (tormentil) plant. No synthetic alternative.
In plain English
An extract of tormentil, a plant used traditionally for its astringent effect on skin. Made by extracting compounds from the whole plant.
CosIng definition: Potentilla Erecta Extract is an extract of the whole plant of the Tormentil, Potentilla erecta L., 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 ERECTA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3POTENTILLA ERECTA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POTENTILLA%20ERECTA%20EXTRACT