How we scored it
Botanical seed extract; whole natural material, no synthetic reagent mass retained = 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 solvent or aqueous extraction of Camellia sinensis (tea) seeds, mainly from China, Japan and India. No synthetic alternative route is used commercially.
In plain English
A humectant and skin-conditioning ingredient extracted from tea seeds. It comes from the seeds of the Camellia sinensis (tea) plant, grown mainly in Asia.
CosIng definition: Camellia Sinensis Seed Extract is an extract of the seeds 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 SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CAMELLIA SINENSIS SEED 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%20SEED%20EXTRACT