How we scored it
Leaf and stem extract: all atoms from plant material, including its resin; solvent leaves no mass. Natural mass fraction 1/1 = 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
Dominant feedstock is leaves and stems of pichi (Fabiana imbricata), a South American shrub, extracted with water, ethanol or a cosmetic glycol. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning and tonic ingredient. It is a plant extract made from the leaves and stems of pichi, a resinous shrub from Chile and Argentina, extracted in a solvent.
CosIng definition: Fabiana Imbricata Leaf/Stem Extract is an extract of the leaves and stems of the Pichi, Fabiana imbricata, Solanaceae
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.
- 2FABIANA IMBRICATA LEAF/STEM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3FABIANA IMBRICATA 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=FABIANA%20IMBRICATA%20LEAF/STEM%20EXTRACT