How we scored it
Plant bark extract; 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 bark of the Mimosa tenuiflora tree, native to Mexico and Central America. No alternative industrial route.
In plain English
An extract from the bark of the tepezcohuite (mimosa) tree, traditionally used to help protect and soothe skin.
CosIng definition: Mimosa Tenuiflora Bark Extract is an extract of the bark of the Tepezchouite, Mimosa tenuiflora L., Leguminosae
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.
- 2MIMOSA TENUIFLORA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MIMOSA TENUIFLORA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MIMOSA%20TENUIFLORA%20BARK%20EXTRACT