How we scored it
Whole botanical extract of lima bean seeds; this site's convention rates plant extracts 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
Obtained by extracting the seeds of the lima/butter bean (Phaseolus lunatus). No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract from lima bean seeds used to soften and condition skin. It comes directly from the bean with no synthetic processing beyond extraction.
CosIng definition: Phaseolus Lunatus Seed Extract is an extract of the seeds of the Green Bean, Phaseolus lunatus L., Leguminosae
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.
- 2PHASEOLUS LUNATUS SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PHASEOLUS LUNATUS SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PHASEOLUS%20LUNATUS%20SEED%20EXTRACT