How we scored it
Ground leaf powder, no chemical modification; whole mass is botanical (powders = 1.0 by this site's method).
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
Made by drying and grinding sage (Salvia officinalis) leaves. Purely mechanical processing; no alternative route.
In plain English
A fine powder made by grinding dried sage leaves, used as a gentle exfoliant to remove dead skin cells. Comes directly from the plant with no chemical processing.
CosIng definition: Salvia Officinalis Leaf Powder is the powder obtained from the dried ground leaves of Salvia officinalis, 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 LEAF POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SALVIA OFFICINALIS LEAF POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SALVIA%20OFFICINALIS%20LEAF%20POWDER