How we scored it
Extract of schisandra seeds; botanical extract = 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
Extracted from the seeds of the schisandra plant. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract made from schisandra berry seeds. Used for hair and skin conditioning. Comes directly from the plant's seeds.
CosIng definition: Schisandra Chinensis Seed Extract is the extract of the seeds of Schisandra chinensis, Schisandraceae.
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.
- 2SCHISANDRA CHINENSIS SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SCHISANDRA CHINENSIS SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SCHISANDRA%20CHINENSIS%20SEED%20EXTRACT