How we scored it
Dried plant leaf, no synthetic fragment; every atom is natural origin, 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
Sage leaves are harvested from cultivated or wild plants, dried and crushed. There is no alternative route.
In plain English
Dried, crushed leaves of common sage, a culinary herb. Used as a plant material for its fragrance and to tone and protect skin. It is harvested, dried and ground, with no chemical conversion.
CosIng definition: Salvia Officinalis Leaf is a plant material derived from the dried, crushed leaves 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 LEAF. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SALVIA OFFICINALIS LEAF. 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