How we scored it
Whole-plant botanical extract; all mass from dandelion tissue. 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 feedstock is whole Taraxacum mongolicum (dandelion) plant, solvent- or water-extracted. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract made from the whole dandelion plant. Used in skincare as an antioxidant and skin conditioner.
CosIng definition: Taraxacum Mongolicum Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Taraxacum mongolicum, 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.
- 2TARAXACUM MONGOLICUM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TARAXACUM MONGOLICUM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TARAXACUM%20MONGOLICUM%20EXTRACT