How we scored it
Plant extract: all constituents are plant metabolites (n=1); extraction solvent leaves no mass in the named ingredient. 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 feedstock is the leaves of Cassia (Senna) auriculata from South Asia, extracted with water, ethanol or glycol-water and filtered. No commercially significant synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of the leaves of Cassia auriculata (now classed as Senna auriculata), a shrub of South Asia often called avaram or tanner's cassia. It is used for skin conditioning. Made by extracting the leaves with water, alcohol or a glycol, then filtering.
CosIng definition: Cassia Auriculata Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves of Cassia auriculata, Fabaceae. (The accepted scientific name for Cassia auriculata is Senna auriculata).
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 AURICULATA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CASSIA AURICULATA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CASSIA%20AURICULATA%20LEAF%20EXTRACT