How we scored it
Extract of rosebay willowherb flowers, leaves and stems: botanical extract, all atoms natural origin (n = 1) -> 1.00.
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
Flowers, leaves and stems of wild or cultivated rosebay willowherb are extracted with water or a solvent. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A plant extract from the flowers, leaves and stems of rosebay willowherb (fireweed), used to condition the skin. It is taken from the plant by extraction, with no chemical synthesis.
CosIng definition: Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract is the extract of the flowers, leaves and stems of the Rose Bay, Epilobium angustifolium L., Onagraceae
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.
- 2EPILOBIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM FLOWER/LEAF/STEM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3EPILOBIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM FLOWER/LEAF/STEM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=EPILOBIUM%20ANGUSTIFOLIUM%20FLOWER/LEAF/STEM%20EXTRACT