How we scored it
Leaf extract: all atoms from plant material (iridoids, flavonoids, phenolics); 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 leaves of Globularia alypum, a Mediterranean shrub, extracted with water, ethanol or a cosmetic glycol. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning ingredient. It is a plant extract made from the leaves of Globularia alypum, a small evergreen shrub native to the Mediterranean region, extracted in a solvent.
CosIng definition: Globularia Alypum Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves of Globularia alypum.
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.
- 2GLOBULARIA ALYPUM LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GLOBULARIA ALYPUM LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GLOBULARIA%20ALYPUM%20LEAF%20EXTRACT