How we scored it
Whole botanical leaf extract; entire mass is plant-derived → 1.00.
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 common plantain, Plantago major, a widespread herbaceous plant used traditionally for skin soothing. Typically extracted with water.
In plain English
An extract of common plantain leaves, a widespread wild plant, used to condition skin. Made by extracting the plant's dried leaves, typically with water.
CosIng definition: Plantago Major Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of the Large Plantain, Plantago major L., Plantaginaceae
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 MAJOR LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PLANTAGO MAJOR LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PLANTAGO%20MAJOR%20LEAF%20EXTRACT