How we scored it
Botanical flower extract; no synthetic fragments; mass traces to Spilanthes acmella flower.
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
Spilanthes Acmella Flower Extract is obtained by extraction from the flowers of the toothache plant (Asteraceae). No petrochemical processing agents remain in the extract.
In plain English
An extract from the flowers of the toothache plant, traditionally used for its tingling, skin- and scalp-conditioning effect. It is made by extracting the flower's natural compounds.
CosIng definition: Spilanthes Acmella Flower Extract is the extract obtained from the flowers of 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 FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SPILANTHES ACMELLA FLOWER 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%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT