Procédé pour la préparation d'un extrait d'inflorescence de Calendula officinalis au moyen de l'extraction avec un dioxyde de carbone supercritique et compositions contenant ledit extrait
The present invention regards a process for extracting flowering tops of Calendula officinalis comprising the extraction with carbon dioxide in supercritical phase at high temperature and pressures, in order to obtain two extracts which, when mixed together in suitable weight ratios, constitute a total extract enriched with calenduladiol, arnidiol and faradiol esters with myristic, lauric and/or palmitic acid. This total extract can be conveniently used for preparing topical formulations for cosmetic or pharmaceutical use.