How we scored it
Botanical leaf extract; natural plant material, 1.0 by convention.
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 quince tree leaves using standard solvent or water extraction. No petrochemical alternative exists.
In plain English
A plant extract from quince tree leaves used to condition skin. It is produced by simple extraction from the leaves, so it is fully natural.
CosIng definition: Cydonia Oblonga Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of Cydonia oblonga, 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.
- 2CYDONIA OBLONGA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CYDONIA OBLONGA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CYDONIA%20OBLONGA%20LEAF%20EXTRACT