How we scored it
Whole-plant extract, no synthetic fragments → 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 Larrea tridentata (creosote bush/chaparral), a desert shrub. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract from the creosote bush, a desert plant, used to condition the skin.
CosIng definition: Larrea Tridentata Extract is an extract of the whole plant Larrea tridentata, Zygophyllaceae
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.
- 2LARREA TRIDENTATA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LARREA TRIDENTATA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LARREA%20TRIDENTATA%20EXTRACT