How we scored it
Plant extract, no single molecule: all constituents are plant metabolites (n = 1; terpenes natural under b), so natural fraction = 1.0. Extraction solvents and carriers leave no counted mass.
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
Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin) flowers, grown in Indonesia and other tropical regions, are extracted with water, ethanol or a glycol-water solvent and filtered. No synthetic alternative route exists for a botanical extract.
In plain English
An extract of the flowers of the patchouli plant (Pogostemon cablin), a tropical herb in the mint family grown in Southeast Asia. It is listed as a skin-protecting ingredient. It is made by soaking the plant material in a solvent and filtering the liquid.
CosIng definition: Pogostemon Cablin Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Pogostemon cablin, Labiatae.
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.
- 2POGOSTEMON CABLIN FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3POGOSTEMON CABLIN FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POGOSTEMON%20CABLIN%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT