How we scored it
Whole-plant extract; cinnamaldehyde/polyphenol mass entirely botanical = 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
Extracted from Cinnamomum cassia plant material via solvent extraction. No synthetic route for the whole-plant extract.
In plain English
An extract from the cassia cinnamon plant, used to condition skin. It's made by extracting the whole plant with a solvent.
CosIng definition: Cinnamomum Cassia Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Cinnamomum cassia, Lauraceae
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.
- 2CINNAMOMUM CASSIA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CINNAMOMUM CASSIA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CINNAMOMUM%20CASSIA%20EXTRACT