How we scored it
Botanical herb extract = 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
Extracted from the Melissa officinalis (lemon balm) herb. No synthetic alternative.
In plain English
An extract of lemon balm herb used to help condition skin. Made by extracting compounds from the lemon balm plant.
CosIng definition: Melissa Officinalis Extract is the extract of the herb, Melissa officinalis.
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.
- 2MELISSA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MELISSA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MELISSA%20OFFICINALIS%20EXTRACT