How we scored it
Extract of Aloe ferox leaf juice: polysaccharides, sugars and anthraquinones all plant-derived. 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 pressing or water extraction of Aloe ferox leaves, mainly harvested in South Africa, followed by filtration or concentration. No common alternative route.
In plain English
An extract of the juice of the Cape aloe leaf, used to condition skin and help it hold moisture. It is made by pressing or extracting the leaf juice, then filtering or concentrating it.
CosIng definition: Aloe Ferox Leaf Juice Extract is an extract of the juice of the leaf of the aloe, Aloe ferox, Liliaceae
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.
- 2ALOE FEROX LEAF JUICE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ALOE FEROX LEAF JUICE EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ALOE%20FEROX%20LEAF%20JUICE%20EXTRACT