Is Santolina Chamaecyparissus Extract natural?

Q: Is Santolina Chamaecyparissus Extract natural?

Santolina Chamaecyparissus Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Extract of Santolina chamaecyparissus; extraction process leaves no synthetic mass in the finished ingredient. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Extract of Santolina chamaecyparissus; extraction process leaves no synthetic mass in the finished ingredient.

INCI nameSantolina Chamaecyparissus Extract

CAS84961-58-0

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FeedstockExtracted from Santolina chamaecyparissus plant material via solvent…

How we scored it

Botanical extract — natural per this site's convention.

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 Santolina chamaecyparissus plant material via solvent extraction. No alternative route.

In plain English

A plant extract from Santolina chamaecyparissus, used as a toning ingredient in skincare.

CosIng definition: Santolina Chamaecyparissus Extract is an extract of the Garden Cypress, Santolina chamaecyparissus L., Asteraceae

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.
2SANTOLINA CHAMAECYPARISSUS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
3SANTOLINA CHAMAECYPARISSUS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SANTOLINA%20CHAMAECYPARISSUS%20EXTRACT