How we scored it
Whole-plant extract; no synthetic fragment.
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 rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) plant material grown in South Africa. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An antioxidant-rich extract from the rooibos plant, used for skin conditioning. Made from the leaves and stems of the rooibos shrub.
CosIng definition: Aspalathus Linearis Extract is an extract of the whole plant, Aspalatus linearis, Leguminosae
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.
- 2ASPALATHUS LINEARIS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ASPALATHUS LINEARIS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ASPALATHUS%20LINEARIS%20EXTRACT