How we scored it
Botanical leaf extract (lemon balm). Site rule: botanical extracts = 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 leaves of Melissa officinalis (lemon balm), typically by water or hydroalcoholic extraction. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A calming, skin-conditioning extract from lemon balm leaves. Made by extracting the dried or fresh leaves with water or an alcohol-water mixture.
CosIng definition: Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of the Balmint, Melissa officinalis L., Labiatae
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 LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MELISSA 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=MELISSA%20OFFICINALIS%20LEAF%20EXTRACT