How we scored it
Botanical leaf/stem extract — this site's convention scores all plant extracts 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
Extracted from the leaves and stems of common ivy (Hedera helix) using water or solvent extraction. No petrochemical alternative route exists for this extract.
In plain English
An extract from ivy leaves and stems, used to soothe and condition skin. Made by extracting compounds from the plant with a solvent.
CosIng definition: Hedera Helix Leaf/Stem Extract is an extract of the leaves and stems 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/STEM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HEDERA HELIX 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=HEDERA%20HELIX%20LEAF/STEM%20EXTRACT