Database/Humectant/Hordeum Vulgare Leaf Powder
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Hordeum Vulgare Leaf Powder natural?

Yes. Plant-leaf powder with no synthetic modification; entirely natural material.

INCI nameHordeum Vulgare Leaf Powder
CAS85251-64-5
FunctionHumectant · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by drying and grinding the leaves of…

How we scored it

Dried, ground barley leaves; unprocessed botanical powder = 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

Made by drying and grinding the leaves of the barley plant (Hordeum vulgare). Purely mechanical processing, no synthetic alternative.

In plain English

A powder made from dried, ground barley leaves. It helps condition skin and hold moisture, and comes directly from the plant with no chemical processing.

CosIng definition: Hordeum Vulgare Leaf Powder is the powder obtained from the leaves of the Barley, Hordeum vulgare L., Graminae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2HORDEUM VULGARE LEAF POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3HORDEUM VULGARE LEAF POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HORDEUM%20VULGARE%20LEAF%20POWDER