How we scored it
Extract of tea tree flowers, leaves and stems; all plant-derived with no synthetic fragment; 1.0 / 1.0 = 1.00.
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
Tea tree flowers, leaves and stems are extracted with water, alcohol or other cosmetic solvents. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of the flowers, leaves and stems of the Australian tea tree plant, used as a skin-conditioning ingredient. It carries the plant's own aroma and terpene compounds and is made by extracting the plant material.
CosIng definition: Melaleuca Alternifolia Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract is the extract of the flowers, leaves, and stems of 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 FLOWER/LEAF/STEM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA FLOWER/LEAF/STEM 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%20FLOWER/LEAF/STEM%20EXTRACT