How we scored it
Whole botanical seed extract; 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 extracting the seeds of Cassia angustifolia (Indian senna), a legume shrub. Standard solvent or aqueous extraction is used.
In plain English
An extract from Indian senna seeds used to condition skin. Made by extracting compounds directly from the plant's seeds.
CosIng definition: Cassia Angustifolia Seed Extract is an extract of the seed 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 SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CASSIA ANGUSTIFOLIA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CASSIA%20ANGUSTIFOLIA%20SEED%20EXTRACT