Is Rubus Suavissimus Leaf Extract natural?

Q: Is Rubus Suavissimus Leaf Extract natural?

Rubus Suavissimus Leaf Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Extracted from Rubus suavissimus leaves; entirely plant-derived material. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Extracted from Rubus suavissimus leaves; entirely plant-derived material.

INCI nameRubus Suavissimus Leaf Extract

FunctionSkin Conditioning

FeedstockFeedstock is sweet tea (Chinese blackberry) leaves, extracted…

How we scored it

Direct extract of sweet tea leaves; whole botanical extract; this site's convention = 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

Feedstock is sweet tea (Chinese blackberry) leaves, extracted with water or solvent. No synthetic manufacturing route is used.

In plain English

An extract from sweet tea leaves, used in cosmetics for skin conditioning.

CosIng definition: Rubus Suavissimus Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of the raspberry, Rubus suavissimus, Rosaceae

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