How we scored it
Extract of whole perilla plant: terpenoids (e.g. perillaldehyde), rosmarinic acid, flavonoids 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 perilla (shiso) plant. No alternative route is commercially significant.
In plain English
An extract of the whole perilla (shiso) plant, a leafy herb widely grown in East Asia. It is used as a skin-conditioning ingredient.
CosIng definition: Perilla Frutescens Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Perilla frutescens, 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.
- 2PERILLA FRUTESCENS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PERILLA FRUTESCENS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PERILLA%20FRUTESCENS%20EXTRACT