How we scored it
Whole-plant botanical extract; 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 motherwort plant (Leonurus japonicus) using water or a hydro-alcoholic solvent. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A whole-plant extract from Chinese motherwort, used as an antioxidant and skin conditioner in cosmetics.
CosIng definition: Leonurus Japonicus Extract is the extract of the whole plant Leonurus japonicus, 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.
- 2LEONURUS JAPONICUS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LEONURUS JAPONICUS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LEONURUS%20JAPONICUS%20EXTRACT