How we scored it
Botanical leaf extract, whole plant material. 1.0 by category rule.
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 the Polypodium leucotomos fern, also known as calaguala, typically via water or alcohol extraction. No synthetic route.
In plain English
A fern leaf extract used in skin-protecting products. It's extracted from the leaves of a tropical fern native to Central and South America.
CosIng definition: Polypodium Leucotomos Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of Polypodium leucotomos, Polypodiaceae
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.
- 2POLYPODIUM LEUCOTOMOS LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3POLYPODIUM LEUCOTOMOS LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYPODIUM%20LEUCOTOMOS%20LEAF%20EXTRACT