How we scored it
Whole ground leaf material; natural powder = 1.0 by this site's convention.
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
Made by finely grinding dried Piper betle (betel) leaves. No significant alternative route.
In plain English
A powder made from finely ground betel leaves, used to attract moisture and condition skin.
CosIng definition: Piper Betle Leaf Powder is the powder obtained from the finely, ground leaves of Piper betle, Pipéracéae
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.
- 2PIPER BETLE LEAF POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PIPER BETLE LEAF POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PIPER%20BETLE%20LEAF%20POWDER