How we scored it
Whole botanical extract of corn kernels; this site's convention rates plant extracts 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
Obtained by extracting the kernels of corn (Zea mays). No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract from corn kernels used to help bind and bulk out cosmetic formulas. It is derived directly from corn with no synthetic modification.
CosIng definition: Zea Mays Kernel Extract is an extract of the kernels of the Corn, Zea mays L., Poaceae
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.
- 2ZEA MAYS KERNEL EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ZEA MAYS KERNEL EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ZEA%20MAYS%20KERNEL%20EXTRACT