How we scored it
Leaf extract; whole botanical material.
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 boldo shrub, native to Chile and traditionally used in herbal medicine. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A fragrance ingredient extracted from the leaves of the boldo shrub, a Chilean plant with a distinctive herbal scent. It's used to add fragrance to cosmetic products, sourced from the plant's leaves.
CosIng definition: Peumus Boldus Leaf Extract is an extract obtained from the leaves of the Boldus, Peumus boldus, Monimiaceae
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.
- 2PEUMUS BOLDUS LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PEUMUS BOLDUS LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PEUMUS%20BOLDUS%20LEAF%20EXTRACT