How we scored it
Whole botanical extract of blackcurrant buds; this site's convention rates plant 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
Obtained by extracting the buds of blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum). No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A plant extract from blackcurrant buds used for skin conditioning and a light natural scent. It comes directly from the buds with no synthetic processing beyond extraction.
CosIng definition: Ribes Nigrum Bud Extract ia an extract obtained from the buds of the Black Currant, Ribes nigrum L., Saxifragaceae
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.
- 2RIBES NIGRUM BUD EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3RIBES NIGRUM BUD EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=RIBES%20NIGRUM%20BUD%20EXTRACT