How we scored it
Botanical leaf extract; wholly natural feedstock, no synthetic fragment.
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 leaves of the manuka tree, Leptospermum scoparium, native to New Zealand and Australia. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A plant extract made from manuka tree leaves, used to condition skin. It is fully natural, produced by extracting the leaves with water or a solvent.
CosIng definition: Leptospermum Scoparium Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of Leptospermum scoparium, Myrtaceae
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.
- 2LEPTOSPERMUM SCOPARIUM LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LEPTOSPERMUM SCOPARIUM LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LEPTOSPERMUM%20SCOPARIUM%20LEAF%20EXTRACT