How we scored it
Whole botanical germ extract; botanical extracts are 1.0 by 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 directly from wheat (Triticum vulgare) germ. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of wheat germ used to condition and protect skin. It is made by extracting the germ directly, with no chemical synthesis.
CosIng definition: Triticum Vulgare Germ Extract is an extract of the germ of the wheat, Triticum vulgare, Gramineae
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.
- 2TRITICUM VULGARE GERM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TRITICUM VULGARE GERM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TRITICUM%20VULGARE%20GERM%20EXTRACT