How we scored it
Botanical whole-plant extract; plant-origin compounds only → 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 the whole Viola yedoensis (Chinese violet) plant using water or hydro-alcoholic solvents. No synthetic alternative is used.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning extract from the Chinese violet plant, used in traditional and modern skincare. It's produced by extracting the whole plant with water or a water-alcohol blend.
CosIng definition: Viola Yedoensis Extract is an extract of the plant, Viola yedoensis, Violaceae
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.
- 2VIOLA YEDOENSIS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3VIOLA YEDOENSIS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=VIOLA%20YEDOENSIS%20EXTRACT