How we scored it
Botanical leaf extract (spearmint); this site's convention 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 or distilled from the leaves of spearmint (Mentha spicata). Steam distillation and solvent extraction are both used commercially.
In plain English
An extract from spearmint leaves used to condition skin, often with a fresh minty scent. It's made by extracting or distilling the leaves.
CosIng definition: Mentha Spicata Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves of Mentha spicata, Lamiaceae.
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.
- 2MENTHA SPICATA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MENTHA SPICATA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MENTHA%20SPICATA%20LEAF%20EXTRACT