How we scored it
Whole-plant extract: all counted mass is Spilanthes acmella metabolites (n=1, including alkylamides); extraction solvents leave no mass. 100% / 100% = 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
Dominant route is solvent extraction of the whole Spilanthes acmella plant, a tropical herb. No commercially significant non-plant route exists for the extract.
In plain English
An extract of the whole Spilanthes acmella plant, a tropical herb sometimes called toothache plant or paracress. It is used in skin-care products to condition the skin and comes entirely from the plant.
CosIng definition: Spilanthes Acmella Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Spilanthes acmella 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.
- 2SPILANTHES ACMELLA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SPILANTHES ACMELLA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SPILANTHES%20ACMELLA%20EXTRACT