How we scored it
Whole-root botanical extract; no synthetic fragment. Site rule: botanical extracts = 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
Produced by solvent or aqueous extraction of Pulsatilla chinensis (Chinese anemone) roots. No alternative petrochemical route exists for this botanical extract.
In plain English
An extract made from the roots of the Chinese anemone (Pulsatilla chinensis), a plant in the buttercup family. Used in skincare as a skin-conditioning ingredient.
CosIng definition: Pulsatilla Chinensis Root Extract is the extract of the roots of Pulsatilla chinensis, Ranunculaceae.
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.
- 2PULSATILLA CHINENSIS ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PULSATILLA CHINENSIS ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PULSATILLA%20CHINENSIS%20ROOT%20EXTRACT