How we scored it
Dried, crushed Indian senna leaf: whole plant tissue, all plant-derived. 1.00 x 100% = 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 harvesting, drying and crushing the leaves of Indian senna (Cassia angustifolia). No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
Dried, crushed leaves of Indian senna, a small legume shrub. It is listed as a skin-conditioning ingredient. It is simply the leaf, harvested, dried and crushed, with no chemical conversion.
CosIng definition: Cassia Angustifolia Leaf is the dried, crushed leaves of the Indian Senna, Cassia angustifolia, Leguminosae
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.
- 2CASSIA ANGUSTIFOLIA LEAF. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CASSIA ANGUSTIFOLIA LEAF. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CASSIA%20ANGUSTIFOLIA%20LEAF