How we scored it
Whole botanical extract of oat bran; this site's convention rates plant extracts 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
Obtained by extracting/milling the bran of oats (Avena sativa). No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A gentle exfoliating ingredient made from ground oat bran. It comes straight from oats and is used to physically buff away dead skin in scrubs and cleansers.
CosIng definition: Avena Sativa Bran Extract is an extract of the bran of the Oat, Avena sativa L., Poaceae
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.
- 2AVENA SATIVA BRAN EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3AVENA SATIVA BRAN EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AVENA%20SATIVA%20BRAN%20EXTRACT