How we scored it
Dried, ground plant leaf; physical processing only, no added fragments (n = 1). 1.0 / 1.0 = 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
Leaves of the avaram senna shrub (Cassia auriculata), native to South Asia, are dried and ground to a powder. No chemical processing or alternative route is involved.
In plain English
A powder made by drying and grinding the leaves of Cassia auriculata, a flowering shrub of South Asia. It is listed as a skin-conditioning ingredient. Only physical drying and grinding are involved.
CosIng definition: Cassia Auriculata Leaf Powder is a powder of the dried, ground leaves of Cassia auriculata L., 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 AURICULATA LEAF POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CASSIA AURICULATA LEAF POWDER. 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%20POWDER