How we scored it
Whole-leaf extract; polyphenol mass is 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 the leaves of Cyclopia genistoides (honeybush), a South African plant, via water or solvent extraction. No synthetic route.
In plain English
An antioxidant extract from honeybush leaves, a South African plant related to rooibos. It's made by extracting the dried leaves with water or solvent.
CosIng definition: Cyclopia Genistoides Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves of Cyclopia genistoides (L.), Fabaceae
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.
- 2CYCLOPIA GENISTOIDES LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CYCLOPIA GENISTOIDES LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CYCLOPIA%20GENISTOIDES%20LEAF%20EXTRACT