How we scored it
Whole botanical extract; per this site's convention all plant extracts score 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
Made by extracting the leaves of blue agave, Agave tequilana, the plant also used to produce tequila. No alternative synthetic route exists for this botanical extract.
In plain English
An astringent extract made from the leaves of the blue agave plant, Agave tequilana, the same plant used to produce tequila. Used in cosmetics to help tighten and tone skin.
CosIng definition: Agave Tequilana Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaf of the bluE agave, Agave Tequilana, 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 TEQUILANA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3AGAVE TEQUILANA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AGAVE%20TEQUILANA%20LEAF%20EXTRACT