How we scored it
Tea tree sapling extract: every constituent is plant-derived (n=1); extraction solvent leaves no mass in the substance. 1.0 x 100% = 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
Dominant feedstock is the whole sapling of Melaleuca alternifolia extracted with water or water-alcohol. This is a plant extract, not the steam-distilled tea tree oil; any carrier solvent is declared as its own ingredient.
In plain English
An extract of the whole young tea tree plant (Melaleuca alternifolia), made by soaking it in a solvent. It is listed as an emollient, which softens the skin surface. It is a plant extract rather than steam-distilled tea tree oil.
CosIng definition: Melaleuca Alternifolia Extract is the extract of the whole sapling, Melaleuca alternifolia.
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.
- 2MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MELALEUCA%20ALTERNIFOLIA%20EXTRACT