How we scored it
Whole botanical extract of purple loosestrife flowering herb; entirely natural. 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 flowering herb Purple Loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria (Lythraceae), by standard extraction. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An astringent plant extract from purple loosestrife flowers, used to tighten and tone skin. It's a naturally derived botanical ingredient.
CosIng definition: Lythrum Salicaria Extract is an extract of the flowering herb of the Purple Loosestrife / Red Sally, Lythrum salicaria L., Lythraceae
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.
- 2LYTHRUM SALICARIA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LYTHRUM SALICARIA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LYTHRUM%20SALICARIA%20EXTRACT