How we scored it
Botanical leaf extract; whole natural material, no synthetic reagent mass retained = 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
Obtained by solvent extraction of Myrtus communis (myrtle) leaves, mainly grown around the Mediterranean. No synthetic alternative route is used commercially.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning and fragrance ingredient extracted from myrtle leaves. It comes from the leaves of Myrtus communis, grown mainly around the Mediterranean.
CosIng definition: Myrtus Communis Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves 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 LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MYRTUS COMMUNIS LEAF 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%20LEAF%20EXTRACT