How we scored it
Extract of sweet basil herb: essential-oil volatiles, flavonoids, phenolic acids and plant matter are all plant-derived (n=1). 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 extraction of dried or fresh basil herb. No alternative route is commercially significant.
In plain English
An extract made by soaking the leaves and stems of sweet basil in a solvent and concentrating the liquid. It is listed as a perfuming ingredient, adding a herbal basil scent.
CosIng definition: Ocimum Basilicum Herb Extract is an extract obtained from the herbs of the Sweet 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 HERB EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3OCIMUM BASILICUM HERB 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%20HERB%20EXTRACT