Database/Skin Conditioning/Medicago Sativa Sprout Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Medicago Sativa Sprout Extract natural?

Yes. Extracted from Medicago sativa sprouts; entirely plant-derived material.

INCI nameMedicago Sativa Sprout Extract
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockFeedstock is alfalfa sprouts, extracted with water or…

How we scored it

Direct extract of alfalfa sprouts; whole botanical extract; this site's convention = 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

Feedstock is alfalfa sprouts, extracted with water or solvent. No synthetic manufacturing route is used.

In plain English

An extract from alfalfa sprouts, used in cosmetics for skin conditioning.

CosIng definition: Medicago Sativa (Alfalfa) Sprout Extract is the extract of the sprouts of Medicago sativa, Fabaceae.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2MEDICAGO SATIVA SPROUT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3MEDICAGO SATIVA SPROUT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MEDICAGO%20SATIVA%20SPROUT%20EXTRACT