How we scored it
Botanical leaf extract; all mass from sweet-clover tissue. 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 Melilotus officinalis (sweet clover) leaves, solvent- or water-extracted. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract made from sweet clover leaves. Used in skincare to condition the skin.
CosIng definition: Melilotus Officinalis Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves of Melilotus officinalis, Fabaceae.
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.
- 2MELILOTUS OFFICINALIS LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MELILOTUS OFFICINALIS LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MELILOTUS%20OFFICINALIS%20LEAF%20EXTRACT