How we scored it
Herb extract: all counted mass is Lavandula angustifolia metabolites (n=1, including linalool, linalyl acetate and other terpenoids); solvents ignored. 100% / 100% = 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
Dominant route is solvent extraction of the flowering herb of lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), a cultivated crop. No commercially significant non-plant route exists for the extract.
In plain English
An extract of the flowering herb of true lavender, used mainly to give products a lavender scent. It is made by extracting the flowering plant parts and comes entirely from the plant.
CosIng definition: Lavandula Angustifolia Herb Extract is an extract obtained from the flowering herbs of the lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, 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.
- 2LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA HERB EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA HERB EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LAVANDULA%20ANGUSTIFOLIA%20HERB%20EXTRACT