How we scored it
Botanical leaf extract; wholly plant-derived.
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 sweet olive tree, Osmanthus fragrans. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A leaf extract from the fragrant osmanthus tree, used as a conditioning and moisture-binding ingredient. It comes directly from the plant's leaves.
CosIng definition: Osmanthus Fragrans Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves of Osmanthus fragrans, Oleaceae.
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.
- 2OSMANTHUS FRAGRANS LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3OSMANTHUS FRAGRANS LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=OSMANTHUS%20FRAGRANS%20LEAF%20EXTRACT