How we scored it
Whole-plant botanical extract; natural-origin building block per this site's convention = 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 dried straw (stems/leaves) of the oat plant, Avena sativa, typically by aqueous or hydro-glycolic extraction.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning extract made by steeping dried oat straw in water or a similar solvent to pull out plant compounds, then adding that extract to a cosmetic formula.
CosIng definition: Avena Sativa Straw Extract is an extract of the straw 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 STRAW EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3AVENA SATIVA STRAW 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%20STRAW%20EXTRACT