How we scored it
Watery extract of flowers, leaves and stems: water (n = 1) plus plant-derived compounds. Nothing synthetic retained. 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
Flowers, leaves and stems of common sage are extracted with water and the liquid is kept. No synthetic route exists, and any added preservative or carrier is declared separately.
In plain English
A water-based extract of the flowers, leaves and stems of common sage, used as an antioxidant ingredient. It is made by extracting the fresh or dried herb with water and keeping the liquid.
CosIng definition: Salvia Officinalis Flower/Leaf/Stem Juice is an watery extract of the flowers, leaves and stems of the Sage, Salvia officinalis L., Lamiaceae
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.
- 2SALVIA OFFICINALIS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM JUICE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SALVIA OFFICINALIS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM JUICE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SALVIA%20OFFICINALIS%20FLOWER/LEAF/STEM%20JUICE