How we scored it
Whole flower/leaf extract; natural botanical extract = 1.0 by this site's convention.
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 flowers and leaves of Leontopodium alpinum (Edelweiss), often cultivated. No significant alternative route.
In plain English
An extract of Edelweiss flowers and leaves, an alpine plant, used to condition skin in creams and serums.
CosIng definition: Leontopodium Alpinum Flower/Leaf Extract is the extract of the flowers and leaves of Leontopodium alpinum L., Asteraceae
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.
- 2LEONTOPODIUM ALPINUM FLOWER/LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LEONTOPODIUM ALPINUM FLOWER/LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LEONTOPODIUM%20ALPINUM%20FLOWER/LEAF%20EXTRACT