How we scored it
Botanical leaf extract (woad); extracts = 1.0 per this site's method.
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
Produced by extracting the leaves of woad (Isatis tinctoria) with solvent or water. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of woad (Isatis tinctoria) leaves, a plant traditionally used as a dye source. Used in skincare to condition skin.
CosIng definition: Isatis Tinctoria Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves of the Wild Indigo, Isatis Tinctoria L., Brassicaceae
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.
- 2ISATIS TINCTORIA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ISATIS TINCTORIA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ISATIS%20TINCTORIA%20LEAF%20EXTRACT