How we scored it
Ground seed powder; no chemical conversion, all mass from the alfalfa seed. 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
Made by milling Medicago sativa (alfalfa) seeds into a powder. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A powder made from ground alfalfa seeds. Used in skincare to help condition and soften the skin.
CosIng definition: Medicago Sativa Seed Powder is the powder derived from crushed seeds of the Alfa-alfa (Alfalfa), Medicago sativa L., Leguminosae
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.
- 2MEDICAGO SATIVA SEED POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MEDICAGO SATIVA SEED POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MEDICAGO%20SATIVA%20SEED%20POWDER