How we scored it
Botanical extract of leaves; every constituent is plant-derived and extraction solvents leave no counted mass: 1.00.
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
Dried or fresh Ageratum conyzoides leaves are extracted with a water, ethanol or glycol-water solvent and filtered. No alternative route is commercially significant.
In plain English
An extract of the leaves of Ageratum conyzoides, a flowering plant of the daisy family, made by soaking the leaves in a solvent and filtering. It is listed as a skin-conditioning ingredient and comes directly from the plant.
CosIng definition: Ageratum Conyzoides Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves of the Ageratum, Ageratum conyzoides L., Asteraceae
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.
- 2AGERATUM CONYZOIDES LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3AGERATUM CONYZOIDES LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AGERATUM%20CONYZOIDES%20LEAF%20EXTRACT