How we scored it
Whole botanical extract of sweet vernal grass; entirely natural. 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
Extracted from the flowering plant sweet vernal grass, Anthoxanthum odoratum (Poaceae), valued for its natural hay-like scent. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A grass extract with a natural sweet, hay-like scent, used as a fragrance ingredient. It comes directly from the sweet vernal grass plant.
CosIng definition: Anthoxanthum Odoratum Extract is an extract obtained from the plant of the Flouve, Anthoxanthum odoratum L., Poaceae
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.
- 2ANTHOXANTHUM ODORATUM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ANTHOXANTHUM ODORATUM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ANTHOXANTHUM%20ODORATUM%20EXTRACT