Is Sansevieria Trifasciata Leaf Extract natural?

Q: Is Sansevieria Trifasciata Leaf Extract natural?

Sansevieria Trifasciata Leaf Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Direct extract of snake plant leaves; entirely plant-derived mass with no synthetic fragment. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Direct extract of snake plant leaves; entirely plant-derived mass with no synthetic fragment.

INCI nameSansevieria Trifasciata Leaf Extract

FunctionSkin Conditioning

FeedstockExtracted from Sansevieria trifasciata leaves. No alternative synthetic…

How we scored it

Botanical leaf extract; this site's convention botanical extracts = 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

Extracted from Sansevieria trifasciata leaves. No alternative synthetic route exists.

In plain English

A skin-conditioning extract from the leaves of the snake plant (Sansevieria trifasciata), a common houseplant. Added to skincare for its conditioning properties.

CosIng definition: Sansevieria Trifasciata Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves of Sansevieria trifasciata, Ruscaceae

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