How we scored it
Botanical leaf extract; wholly natural feedstock.
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 taro, Colocasia esculenta. No synthetic alternative is used commercially.
In plain English
A plant extract made from taro leaves, used to condition skin. It is fully natural, produced by extracting the leaves with water or a solvent.
CosIng definition: Colocasia Esculenta Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves of Colocasia esculenta, Araceae.
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.
- 2COLOCASIA ESCULENTA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3COLOCASIA ESCULENTA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=COLOCASIA%20ESCULENTA%20LEAF%20EXTRACT