How we scored it
Botanical leaf extract; this site's convention values botanical extracts at 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 the leaves of Cinnamomum tamala using water or water/solvent extraction. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract from Indian bay leaf used to condition skin, obtained by extracting the leaves of the Cinnamomum tamala plant.
CosIng definition: Cinnamomum Tamala Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves of Cinnamomum tamala, 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 TAMALA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CINNAMOMUM TAMALA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CINNAMOMUM%20TAMALA%20LEAF%20EXTRACT