How we scored it
Whole-plant botanical extract = 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 the myrtle shrub (leaves/twigs) by solvent or steam extraction. No alternative synthetic route.
In plain English
An extract of the myrtle plant used to tone and tighten skin. It is derived directly from the whole plant.
CosIng definition: Myrtus Communis Extract is an extract of the whole plant of the Myrtle, Myrtus communis L., Myrtaceae
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.
- 2MYRTUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MYRTUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MYRTUS%20COMMUNIS%20EXTRACT