How we scored it
Botanical leaf extract, whole extract 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
Produced by extracting dried Artemisia princeps (mugwort) leaves, typically with water or hydro-alcoholic solvent. No alternative synthetic route is used.
In plain English
An extract of mugwort leaves used to condition skin. It is produced by extracting the dried leaves, typically with water or a water-alcohol solvent.
CosIng definition: Artemisia Princeps Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of Artemisia princeps, Compositae
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 PRINCEPS LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ARTEMISIA PRINCEPS 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%20PRINCEPS%20LEAF%20EXTRACT