How we scored it
Extract of the whole Wedelia calendulacea plant: all constituents plant-derived; solvents leave no mass. 100% natural = 1.00.
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
The dried whole plant is extracted with water, glycols or alcohol. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A plant extract from the whole Wedelia calendulacea herb, used as a humectant and skin-conditioning ingredient. It is made by extracting the dried plant with water or alcohol.
CosIng definition: Wedelia Calendulacea Extract is an extract of the whole plant Wedelia calendulacea, Compositae
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.
- 2WEDELIA CALENDULACEA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3WEDELIA CALENDULACEA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=WEDELIA%20CALENDULACEA%20EXTRACT