Is Schizonepeta Tenuifolia Extract natural?

Q: Is Schizonepeta Tenuifolia Extract natural?

Schizonepeta Tenuifolia Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Extract of Schizonepeta herb, a traditional botanical material with no synthetic component. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Extract of Schizonepeta herb, a traditional botanical material with no synthetic component.

INCI nameSchizonepeta Tenuifolia Extract

FunctionSkin Conditioning

FeedstockExtracted from the whole plant of Schizonepeta tenuifolia,…

How we scored it

Whole-plant extract, no synthetic fragments → 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 the whole plant of Schizonepeta tenuifolia, used in traditional Chinese herbal medicine. No synthetic alternative exists.

In plain English

An extract from a traditional Chinese herb, used to condition the skin.

CosIng definition: Schizonepeta Tenuifolia Extract is an extract of the whole plant of the Schizonepeta tenuifolia, 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.
2SCHIZONEPETA TENUIFOLIA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
3SCHIZONEPETA TENUIFOLIA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SCHIZONEPETA%20TENUIFOLIA%20EXTRACT