How we scored it
Dried, ground leaf powder; all mass traceable to the agave plant.
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
Made by drying and grinding the leaves of American agave/sisal (Agave americana). No alternative synthetic route.
In plain English
A gentle exfoliating powder made from dried, ground agave leaves. It is simply processed plant material, nothing synthetic added.
CosIng definition: Agave Americana Leaf Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground leaves of the American Sisal, Agave americana L., Agavaceae
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.
- 2AGAVE AMERICANA LEAF POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3AGAVE AMERICANA LEAF POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AGAVE%20AMERICANA%20LEAF%20POWDER