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 from white clover (Trifolium repens). No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract from white clover flowers and leaves, used as an antioxidant and skin-conditioning ingredient.
CosIng definition: Trifolium Repens Extract is an extract of the White Clover, Trifolium repens L., Leguminosae
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.
- 2TRIFOLIUM REPENS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TRIFOLIUM REPENS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TRIFOLIUM%20REPENS%20EXTRACT