How we scored it
Whole-plant extract of comfrey; botanical extract scored 1.0 per this site's convention.
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 whole comfrey plant, Symphytum officinale. Single extraction route.
In plain English
A comfrey plant extract used to condition skin, made by extracting the whole plant with no synthetic processing.
CosIng definition: Symphytum Officinale Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Symphytum officinale.
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.
- 2SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SYMPHYTUM%20OFFICINALE%20EXTRACT