How we scored it
Botanical leaf extract; natural plant material, 1.0 by convention.
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 Mentha viridis (spearmint) leaves by standard solvent extraction. No petrochemical route exists.
In plain English
A spearmint leaf extract used to add fresh fragrance and flavour. It comes straight from the mint plant's leaves.
CosIng definition: Mentha Viridis Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves of the Garden Mint/Spearmint, Mentha viridis 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.
- 2MENTHA VIRIDIS LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MENTHA VIRIDIS 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%20VIRIDIS%20LEAF%20EXTRACT