How we scored it
Whole botanical leaf extract; all mass is rooibos leaf carbon, no synthetic fragments.
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
Leaves of the rooibos shrub, harvested in South Africa and extracted with water or a hydro-glycolic solvent. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A soothing plant extract from rooibos tea leaves, grown in South Africa, used to condition and calm the skin in creams and lotions.
CosIng definition: Aspalathus Linearis Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of Aspalatus linearis
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 LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ASPALATHUS LINEARIS LEAF 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%20LEAF%20EXTRACT