How we scored it
Botanical extract of basil flowers and leaves: every constituent is plant-derived; extraction solvent leaves no mass. 1.00 x 100% = 1.00.
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 water, alcohol or glycol extraction of basil flowers and leaves from cultivated plants. No commercially significant synthetic alternative exists for the extract.
In plain English
A plant extract from the flowers and leaves of basil. It is listed as a tonic ingredient, a general cosmetic role for keeping skin in good condition. It is made by extracting the harvested plant with water, alcohol or a glycol.
CosIng definition: Ocimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract is an extract of the flowers and leaves of the Basil, Ocimum basilicum 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.
- 2OCIMUM BASILICUM FLOWER/LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3OCIMUM BASILICUM FLOWER/LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=OCIMUM%20BASILICUM%20FLOWER/LEAF%20EXTRACT