How we scored it
Liquid expressed directly from aloe leaves; juice, 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
Expressed directly from the leaves of Aloe ferox plants, mainly grown in South Africa. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
The juice pressed from aloe ferox leaves, used to soothe and hydrate skin, similar to more familiar aloe vera juice.
CosIng definition: Aloe Ferox Leaf Juice is the liquid expressed from the leaves 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. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ALOE FEROX LEAF JUICE. 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