How we scored it
Whole-plant extract, direct botanical extraction; no synthetic fragment. 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 whole plant of Lamium album (white dead-nettle) by conventional solvent or water extraction. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
White nettle (white dead-nettle) extract is a whole-plant extract used in cosmetics for its astringent properties and as a natural fragrance component.
CosIng definition: Lamium Album Extract is an extract of the whole plant of the White Nettle, Lamium album L., Labiatae
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.
- 2LAMIUM ALBUM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LAMIUM ALBUM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LAMIUM%20ALBUM%20EXTRACT