How we scored it
Botanical extract of oat meal; whole extract retains natural plant-derived mass; no petrochemical fragment per this site's convention for extracts.
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
Avena Sativa Meal Extract is obtained by extracting ground oat meal (Avena sativa). No synthetic route exists; it is always plant-derived.
In plain English
An extract made from ground oat meal. Used in skincare for its soothing properties.
CosIng definition: Avena Sativa Meal Extract is an extract of the meal 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 MEAL EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3AVENA SATIVA MEAL 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%20MEAL%20EXTRACT