How we scored it
Volatile oil from Bacopa monnieri: plant volatiles, all n=1; if sold as a herb-infused vegetable oil the carrier is also n=1. 100% / 100% = 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 distillation of the volatile oil from the whole Bacopa monnieri plant. An alternative is the herb macerated in a vegetable carrier oil, which is also natural origin.
In plain English
A volatile oil derived from the whole Bacopa monnieri plant (brahmi), a creeping wetland herb of tropical regions, used in hair-care and skin-care products as an antioxidant and hair conditioner. It comes entirely from the plant.
CosIng definition: Bacopa Monnieri Oil is the volatile oil derived from the whole plant, Bacopa monnieri, Plantaginacea.
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.
- 2BACOPA MONNIERI OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BACOPA MONNIERI OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BACOPA%20MONNIERI%20OIL