How we scored it
Leaf extract; botanical extracts are 1.0 by rule.
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 leaves of the oleander shrub (Nerium oleander), typically via water/alcohol extraction. No synthetic alternative route.
In plain English
A leaf extract from the oleander plant used to condition skin, made by extracting natural compounds from the leaves with a solvent.
CosIng definition: Nerium Oleander Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of the Rosebay, Nerium oleander L., Apocynaceae
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.
- 2NERIUM OLEANDER LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3NERIUM OLEANDER LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=NERIUM%20OLEANDER%20LEAF%20EXTRACT