How we scored it
Extract of willowherb leaves; whole botanical fragment, no synthetic step. 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 Rose Bay Willowherb using water or hydroalcoholic solvents. No alternative petrochemical route exists.
In plain English
An extract from willowherb leaves used to condition skin. It's made by extracting the leaves of this flowering plant with water or alcohol.
CosIng definition: Epilobium Angustifolium Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves 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 LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3EPILOBIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM LEAF 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%20LEAF%20EXTRACT