How we scored it
CosIng description is a root extract (natural, 1.0 per botanical convention); the attached formula/IUPAC matches EGCG, a single tea marker compound, not the whole extract, so it is disregarded per instructions.
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 roots of Camellia sinensis (tea plant) using water or solvent. No synthetic version exists; flagged because a single-molecule formula is attached to what is described as a whole extract.
In plain English
An extract drawn from the roots of the tea plant, used to condition skin and add scent. It's a botanical extract, though the chemical data attached to this entry may represent just one component rather than the whole extract.
CosIng definition: Camellia Sinensis Root Extract of the roots of the Tea, Camellia sinensis, 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 SINENSIS ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CAMELLIA SINENSIS ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CAMELLIA%20SINENSIS%20ROOT%20EXTRACT