How we scored it
Whole-plant extract; every atom traces to sphagnum moss material. 1.0 by this site's convention for botanical extracts.
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 sphagnum peat moss (Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnaceae). No petrochemical route exists for a plant extract.
In plain English
An extract of sphagnum peat moss, used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning ingredient.
CosIng definition: Sphagnum Magellanicum Extract is the extract of Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnaceae.
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.
- 2SPHAGNUM MAGELLANICUM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SPHAGNUM MAGELLANICUM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SPHAGNUM%20MAGELLANICUM%20EXTRACT