Database/Skin Conditioning/Sempervivum Tectorum Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Sempervivum Tectorum Extract natural?

Yes. Entire ingredient is water/solvent-extracted houseleek plant material; extraction leaves no petrochemical mass in the product.

INCI nameSempervivum Tectorum Extract
CAS85117-14-2
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockProduced by extracting the whole houseleek plant (Sempervivum…

How we scored it

Whole botanical extract; this site's convention values botanical extracts at 1.0, no fragment split needed.
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 extracting the whole houseleek plant (Sempervivum tectorum) with water, glycol or a hydro-alcoholic solvent. No synthetic route exists for a botanical extract.

In plain English

An extract of houseleek, a succulent plant, used to condition and soothe skin. Made by extracting the whole plant with water or a mild solvent.

CosIng definition: Sempervivum Tectorum Extract is an extract of the Houseleek, Sempervivum tectorum L., Crassulaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2SEMPERVIVUM TECTORUM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3SEMPERVIVUM TECTORUM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SEMPERVIVUM%20TECTORUM%20EXTRACT