How we scored it
Solvent extract of hawthorn fruit and leaves: flavonoids, procyanidins, fruit acids and sugars are plant-made; extraction solvent leaves no mass; no synthetic fragment, 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
Solvent extraction (water, alcohol or glycol-water) of the fruits and leaves of common hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), a shrub of Europe and western Asia. No synthetic route exists; the extract is the whole botanical preparation.
In plain English
An extract of the berries and leaves of common hawthorn, made by soaking the plant parts in a solvent and concentrating the liquid. It is used as a skin-conditioning ingredient and carries the plant's flavonoids and procyanidin polyphenols.
CosIng definition: Crataegus Monogyna Fruit/Leaf Extract is the extract of the fruits and leaves of Crataegus monogyna, Rosaceae.
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.
- 2CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA FRUIT/LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA FRUIT/LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CRATAEGUS%20MONOGYNA%20FRUIT/LEAF%20EXTRACT