How we scored it
Whole-seed solvent/aqueous extract of Griffonia; botanical extracts are rated 1.0 by this site's convention.
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
Made by extracting the seeds of Griffonia simplicifolia, a West African woody shrub, typically with water or a hydro-alcoholic solvent. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract from the seeds of the Griffonia plant, a West African shrub, used as a skin-conditioning ingredient in cosmetics.
CosIng definition: Griffonia Simplicifolia Seed Extract is an extract of the seeds of Griffonia simplicifolia, Fabaceae/Leguminosae
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.
- 2GRIFFONIA SIMPLICIFOLIA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GRIFFONIA SIMPLICIFOLIA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GRIFFONIA%20SIMPLICIFOLIA%20SEED%20EXTRACT