How we scored it
Extract of Phyllostachys bambusoides (bamboo) leaves; wholly plant-derived. 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 bamboo leaves (Phyllostachys bambusoides), typically with water. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A leaf extract from bamboo, used to condition skin. It is made by extracting the leaves, typically with water.
CosIng definition: Phyllostachys Bambusoides Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves of Phyllostachys bambusoides, Poaceae.
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.
- 2PHYLLOSTACHYS BAMBUSOIDES LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PHYLLOSTACHYS BAMBUSOIDES LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PHYLLOSTACHYS%20BAMBUSOIDES%20LEAF%20EXTRACT