How we scored it
Whole-plant extract (Spanish lavender); botanical extract, this site's convention 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 or distilled from the flowering tops of Lavandula stoechas (Spanish lavender). Steam distillation and solvent extraction are both commercial routes.
In plain English
A fragrant extract from Spanish lavender flowers, used to scent products. It's made by distilling or extracting the flowering plant.
CosIng definition: Lavandula Stoechas Extract is an extract of the Roman Lavender, Lavandula Stoechas L., Lamiaceae
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 STOECHAS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LAVANDULA STOECHAS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LAVANDULA%20STOECHAS%20EXTRACT