Is Artemisia Dracunculus Leaf Extract natural?

Q: Is Artemisia Dracunculus Leaf Extract natural?

Artemisia Dracunculus Leaf Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. A leaf extract; every component comes from the plant itself. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. A leaf extract; every component comes from the plant itself.

INCI nameArtemisia Dracunculus Leaf Extract

FunctionSkin Conditioning

FeedstockTarragon leaves extracted with water, glycerin or alcohol.

How we scored it

Whole botanical extract of tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus) leaves; plant extracts are scored 1.0 by this site's convention, so natural mass/total mass = 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

Tarragon leaves extracted with water, glycerin or alcohol.

In plain English

An extract of tarragon leaves, the culinary herb, used for its antioxidant and soothing properties. It is a wholly plant-derived ingredient.

CosIng definition: Artemisia Dracunculus Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus.

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.
2ARTEMISIA DRACUNCULUS LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
3ARTEMISIA DRACUNCULUS LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ARTEMISIA%20DRACUNCULUS%20LEAF%20EXTRACT