How we scored it
Botanical leaf extract; entire mass is plant-derived, scored 1.0 by convention.
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 dried leaves of the bearberry shrub using water, alcohol or glycol solvents. No synthetic route is used commercially.
In plain English
An extract from bearberry leaves, a plant long used in traditional skincare. It is used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning ingredient.
CosIng definition: Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Ericaceae.
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.
- 2ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ARCTOSTAPHYLOS%20UVA-URSI%20LEAF%20EXTRACT