How we scored it
Extract of flowering lavandin herb: botanical extract, all atoms natural origin (n = 1) -> 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
Flowering lavandin tops, grown mainly in France and Spain, are extracted with a solvent. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of the flowering tops of lavandin, a lavender hybrid, used to give products a lavender-type scent. It is taken from the plant by extraction, with no chemical synthesis.
CosIng definition: Lavandula Hybrida Herb Extract is an extract obtained from the flowering herbs of the Lavendin, Lavandula hybrida, 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 HYBRIDA HERB EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LAVANDULA HYBRIDA 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%20HYBRIDA%20HERB%20EXTRACT