How we scored it
Stem extract: all counted mass is Agave americana metabolites (n=1, including saponins and fructans); solvents ignored. 100% / 100% = 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
Dominant route is solvent extraction of the stems of Agave americana, a succulent native to Mexico. No commercially significant non-plant route exists.
In plain English
An extract of the stems of Agave americana (century plant), a large succulent originally from Mexico, used in skin-care products to condition the skin. It is made by extracting the plant material and comes entirely from the plant.
CosIng definition: Agave Americana Stem Extract is an extract of the stems 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 STEM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3AGAVE AMERICANA STEM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AGAVE%20AMERICANA%20STEM%20EXTRACT