How we scored it
Botanical leaf extract, entirely plant-derived mass = 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 the coffee plant (Coffea arabica). No synthetic alternative.
In plain English
A leaf extract from the coffee plant used to condition skin, made by extracting compounds from the leaves rather than the beans.
CosIng definition: Coffea Arabica Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves of Coffea arabica.
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.
- 2COFFEA ARABICA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3COFFEA ARABICA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=COFFEA%20ARABICA%20LEAF%20EXTRACT