How we scored it
Dried, ground plant leaves (botanical powder); powders = 1.0 per this site's method.
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
Produced by drying and grinding Moringa oleifera leaves. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A powder made by drying and grinding moringa tree leaves. Used in oral care and hair and skin products for its conditioning and antioxidant properties.
CosIng definition: Moringa Oleifera Leaf Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground leaves of Moringa oleifera, Moringaceae.
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.
- 2MORINGA OLEIFERA LEAF POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MORINGA OLEIFERA LEAF POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MORINGA%20OLEIFERA%20LEAF%20POWDER