How we scored it
Plant leaf extract, ~98% methyl salicylate obtained directly from wintergreen by steam distillation/extraction, not synthesised from phenol. Extract convention = 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
Produced by steam-distilling or solvent-extracting wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) leaves, which are naturally rich in methyl salicylate. No petrochemical route is used for this plant extract.
In plain English
A soothing, minty-scented plant extract from wintergreen leaves, used to condition skin and add a fresh fragrance; naturally rich in the compound that gives wintergreen its smell.
CosIng definition: Gaultheria Procumbens Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of the Wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens L., Ericaceae
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.
- 2GAULTHERIA PROCUMBENS LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GAULTHERIA PROCUMBENS LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GAULTHERIA%20PROCUMBENS%20LEAF%20EXTRACT