Database/Skin Conditioning/Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf natural?

Yes. Rosemary leaf is unmodified plant material, so every atom comes from the plant's own cellulose, oils and other leaf compounds.

INCI nameRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf
CAS84604-14-8
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockLeaves of cultivated rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) are harvested,…

How we scored it

Ingredient is the dried leaf itself, whole or ground: 100% plant tissue with no added or modified fragments. Natural 1.0 / total 1.0 = 1.0.
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

Leaves of cultivated rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) are harvested, dried and cut or milled. No chemical route is involved, so there is no alternative.

In plain English

Dried rosemary leaves, cut or ground to a powder, used as a skin-conditioning ingredient. It is simply the harvested leaf of the rosemary herb, dried and milled, with no chemical change.

CosIng definition: Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf is the leaves of the Rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis L., Lamiaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS LEAF. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS LEAF. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ROSMARINUS%20OFFICINALIS%20LEAF