How we scored it
Botanical (plant cell culture) extract — this site's convention scores all plant extracts 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
Produced by culturing argan tree leaf cells in a bioreactor and extracting the resulting biomass. This is the only commercial route; there is no petrochemical alternative.
In plain English
An extract from cultured argan tree leaf cells, used to condition skin. Produced by growing plant cells in a bioreactor and extracting their contents.
CosIng definition: Argania Spinosa Leaf Cell Extract is the extract of the leaf cells of the Argania Spinosa (L.), Sapotaceae
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.
- 2ARGANIA SPINOSA LEAF CELL EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ARGANIA SPINOSA LEAF CELL EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ARGANIA%20SPINOSA%20LEAF%20CELL%20EXTRACT