How we scored it
Ground leaf powder, botanical powder convention = 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
Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Powder is produced by grinding dried holy basil leaves. There is no synthetic alternative; it is always plant-derived.
In plain English
A powder made from ground holy basil leaves, used to condition skin. It is made by simply drying and grinding the plant, not by chemical synthesis.
CosIng definition: Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Powder is the powder obtained from the ground leaves of Ocimum sanctum, 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 SANCTUM LEAF POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3OCIMUM SANCTUM LEAF POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=OCIMUM%20SANCTUM%20LEAF%20POWDER