How we scored it
Extract: all constituents are plant metabolites (n = 1); extraction solvent leaves no mass. No formula supplied. 1.0 / 1.0 = 1.00.
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 solvent extraction (water, ethanol or glycol-water) of the leaves of Bupleurum falcatum, grown or wild-harvested in Europe and Asia. No commercially significant synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract of the leaves of Bupleurum falcatum, a herb of the carrot family native to Europe and Asia. It is listed as a skin-conditioning ingredient and is made by soaking the leaves in a solvent such as water or ethanol.
CosIng definition: Bupleurum Falcatum Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves of Bupleurum falcatum, Apiaceae.
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.
- 2BUPLEURUM FALCATUM LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BUPLEURUM FALCATUM LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BUPLEURUM%20FALCATUM%20LEAF%20EXTRACT