How we scored it
Extract of plant leaves; this site's convention: botanical extracts = 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 Camellia oleifera (tea) leaves, typically with water or a water/glycol/ethanol mix. No alternative industrial route.
In plain English
An extract of tea plant leaves, valued for its astringent, skin-conditioning properties. Made by extracting the leaves with a natural solvent.
CosIng definition: Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves of Camellia Oleifera, Theaceae
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.
- 2CAMELLIA OLEIFERA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CAMELLIA OLEIFERA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CAMELLIA%20OLEIFERA%20LEAF%20EXTRACT