How we scored it
Botanical leaf extract; plant-origin compounds only → 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
Extracted from the leaves of Athrixia phylicoides (South African 'bush tea'), usually with water or hydro-alcoholic solvent. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A conditioning extract from South African bush tea leaves, used to soften and care for skin. Made by extracting the dried leaves with water or a water-alcohol mix.
CosIng definition: Athrixia Phylicoides Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves of Athrixia phylicoides, Asteraceae.
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.
- 2ATHRIXIA PHYLICOIDES LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ATHRIXIA PHYLICOIDES LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ATHRIXIA%20PHYLICOIDES%20LEAF%20EXTRACT