How we scored it
Whole-plant solvent/aqueous extract; botanical 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
Made by extracting whole Hedera helix (ivy) plant material with water or a hydro-alcoholic solvent. No synthetic alternative exists for this botanical extract.
In plain English
An extract of the whole ivy plant. Used in cosmetics for skin conditioning and soothing, and to help other ingredients disperse evenly.
CosIng definition: Hedera Helix Extract is an extract of the whole plant of the Ivy, Hedera helix L., Araliaceae
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.
- 2HEDERA HELIX EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HEDERA HELIX EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HEDERA%20HELIX%20EXTRACT