How we scored it
Extract of Bambusa vulgaris (bamboo) leaves; wholly plant-derived. 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 the leaves of Bambusa vulgaris bamboo, typically with water or alcohol. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A leaf extract from bamboo, used to condition skin. It is made by extracting the leaves of the bamboo plant with water or a similar solvent.
CosIng definition: Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of the Bamboo, Bambusa vulgaris, Poaceaea
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.
- 2BAMBUSA VULGARIS LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BAMBUSA VULGARIS LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BAMBUSA%20VULGARIS%20LEAF%20EXTRACT