How we scored it
Botanical leaf extract = 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
Extracted from the leaves of Phormium tenax (New Zealand flax). No synthetic alternative.
In plain English
An extract of New Zealand flax leaves. Made by extracting compounds from the leaves of this native plant.
CosIng definition: Phormium Tenax Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves of Phormium tenax
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.
- 2PHORMIUM TENAX LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PHORMIUM TENAX LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PHORMIUM%20TENAX%20LEAF%20EXTRACT