How we scored it
Aerial-parts extract: all atoms from plant material (phenolic acids, flavonoids, terpenes); 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 the flowering aerial parts of ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea), extracted with water, ethanol or a cosmetic glycol. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A plant extract listed for antioxidant, emollient and hair-conditioning functions. It is made from the flowers, leaves and stems of ground ivy, a creeping European herb of the mint family, extracted in a solvent.
CosIng definition: Glechoma Hederacea Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract is the extract of the flowers, leaves and stems of the Ground Ivy, Glechoma hederacea L., Lamiaceae
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.
- 2GLECHOMA HEDERACEA FLOWER/LEAF/STEM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GLECHOMA HEDERACEA 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=GLECHOMA%20HEDERACEA%20FLOWER/LEAF/STEM%20EXTRACT