How we scored it
Solvent extract of catnip flowers: nepetalactone and other terpenoids, flavonoids and plant matter are all plant-derived (n=1). Extraction solvent leaves no mass. Total 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
Dominant route is solvent or water-glycol extraction of dried catnip flowers. No alternative route is commercially significant.
In plain English
A plant extract made by soaking catnip flowers in a solvent and concentrating the liquid. It is listed as a perfuming ingredient, adding a herbal, slightly minty scent to a product.
CosIng definition: Nepeta Cataria Flower Extract is an extract obtained from the flowers of the Catnip, Nepeta cataria 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.
- 2NEPETA CATARIA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3NEPETA CATARIA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=NEPETA%20CATARIA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT