How we scored it
Botanical flower extract; wholly natural feedstock.
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 flowers of Prunella vulgaris (self-heal), a common wild herb. No synthetic route is used commercially.
In plain English
A botanical extract from self-heal flowers, used to condition skin. It is fully natural, made by extracting the flowers with water or a solvent.
CosIng definition: Prunella Vulgaris Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of the Self Heal, Prunella vulgaris L., Lamiaceae
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.
- 2PRUNELLA VULGARIS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PRUNELLA VULGARIS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PRUNELLA%20VULGARIS%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT