How we scored it
Extract of jasmine flowers and leaves; all plant-derived with no synthetic fragment; 1.0 / 1.0 = 1.00.
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
Jasmine flowers and leaves are extracted with water, alcohol or other cosmetic solvents. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of the flowers and leaves of common jasmine. It is used mainly for fragrance and also as a moisturising, soothing and skin-conditioning ingredient. It is made by extracting the plant material.
CosIng definition: Jasminum Officinale Flower/Leaf Extract is an extract of the flowers and leaves of the Jasmine, Jasminum officinale L., Oleaceae
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.
- 2JASMINUM OFFICINALE FLOWER/LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3JASMINUM OFFICINALE FLOWER/LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=JASMINUM%20OFFICINALE%20FLOWER/LEAF%20EXTRACT