How we scored it
Botanical leaf extract; entire mass plant-derived, scored 1.0 by 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
Extracted from the leaves of common ivy (Hedera helix) using water, alcohol or glycol solvents. No synthetic alternative is used commercially.
In plain English
An extract from ivy leaves, a climbing plant. It is used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning ingredient, often in body and hair-care formulas.
CosIng definition: Hedera Helix Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves 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 LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HEDERA HELIX LEAF 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%20LEAF%20EXTRACT