How we scored it
Botanical callus culture extract; entirely plant biomass-derived.
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 from lab-cultured callus cells of Punica granatum (pomegranate), an alternative to field-grown plant extraction. No petrochemical inputs remain in the extract.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning extract grown from pomegranate plant cells cultured in a lab instead of harvested fruit. It is entirely plant-derived.
CosIng definition: Punica Granatum Callus Culture Extract is the extract of a culture of the callus of Punica granatum, Lythaceae.
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.
- 2PUNICA GRANATUM CALLUS CULTURE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PUNICA GRANATUM CALLUS CULTURE EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PUNICA%20GRANATUM%20CALLUS%20CULTURE%20EXTRACT