How we scored it
Leaf extract of allspice; fully botanical, no synthetic fragment.
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
Produced by extracting allspice leaves with solvent or steam. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A leaf extract from the allspice plant, used as a skin tonic in cosmetic formulas.
CosIng definition: Pimenta Dioica Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of Pimenta dioica (L.), Myrtaceae
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.
- 2PIMENTA DIOICA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PIMENTA DIOICA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PIMENTA%20DIOICA%20LEAF%20EXTRACT