How we scored it
Whole botanical extract; this site's convention values botanical extracts at 1.0, no fragment split needed.
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
Produced by extracting the whole Veronica officinalis plant with water or a hydro-alcoholic solvent. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of speedwell (Veronica officinalis), used to condition skin. Made by extracting the whole plant.
CosIng definition: Veronica Officinalis Extract is the extract of the whole plant of the Fluellen, Veronica officinalis L., Scrophulariaceae
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.
- 2VERONICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3VERONICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=VERONICA%20OFFICINALIS%20EXTRACT