How we scored it
Extract of animal thymus gland; animal-derived material obtained by extraction is natural origin.
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 thymus gland of animals (historically calf thymus). No petrochemical alternative route.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning ingredient extracted from animal thymus gland tissue. It's obtained directly from animal glands rather than being chemically manufactured.
CosIng definition: Thymus Extract is an extract of thymus gland
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.
- 2THYMUS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3THYMUS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=THYMUS%20EXTRACT