How we scored it
Botanical extract of flowers, leaves and stems; 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 Alchemilla vulgaris flowers, leaves and stems 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 flowers, leaves and stems of lady's mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris), a plant of the rose family, made by soaking the plant in a solvent. It is listed as an astringent and skin-conditioning ingredient. It comes directly from the plant.
CosIng definition: Alchemilla Vulgaris Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract is the extract of the flowers, leaves and stems of Alchemilla vulgaris, Rosaceae.
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.
- 2ALCHEMILLA VULGARIS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ALCHEMILLA VULGARIS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ALCHEMILLA%20VULGARIS%20FLOWER/LEAF/STEM%20EXTRACT