Is Plantago Lanceolata Extract natural?

Q: Is Plantago Lanceolata Extract natural?

Plantago Lanceolata Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Whole-plant extract of ribwort plantain; extraction process leaves no synthetic mass in the finished ingredient. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Whole-plant extract of ribwort plantain; extraction process leaves no synthetic mass in the finished ingredient.

INCI namePlantago Lanceolata Extract

FunctionSkin Conditioning

FeedstockExtracted from Plantago lanceolata plant material via aqueous…

How we scored it

Botanical extract, whole plant — natural per 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

Extracted from Plantago lanceolata plant material via aqueous or solvent extraction. No alternative route.

In plain English

A plant extract from the whole ribwort plantain plant, used as a skin-conditioning ingredient.

CosIng definition: Plantago Lanceolata Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Plantago lanceolata.

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.
2PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
3PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PLANTAGO%20LANCEOLATA%20EXTRACT