How we scored it
Botanical extract of oat leaves and stems: whole substance plant-derived; solvents leave no mass. 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
Dominant route is water or hydro-alcoholic extraction of oat green plant material, followed by filtration and concentration. No common alternative route.
In plain English
An extract of the leaves and stems of oat plants (not the grain), used to condition and soften skin. It is made by extracting the green plant material with water or alcohol.
CosIng definition: Avena Sativa Leaf/Stem Extract is the extract of leaves and stems 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 LEAF/STEM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3AVENA SATIVA LEAF/STEM 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%20LEAF/STEM%20EXTRACT