How we scored it
Botanical extract, this site's convention = 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
Extracted directly from Thymus serpyllum (wild thyme) using solvent or water extraction.
In plain English
An extract of wild thyme, used as a skin-conditioning ingredient.
CosIng definition: Thymus Serpyllum Extract is the extract of the wild thyme, Thymus serpyllum.
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 SERPYLLUM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3THYMUS SERPYLLUM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=THYMUS%20SERPYLLUM%20EXTRACT