Database/Skin Conditioning/Stevia Rebaudiana Leaf/Stem Powder
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Stevia Rebaudiana Leaf/Stem Powder natural?

Yes. Leaf and stem tissue (cellulose, steviol glycosides, minerals) is entirely plant-derived with nothing added, so all mass is natural origin.

INCI nameStevia Rebaudiana Leaf/Stem Powder
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockStevia plants are harvested, dried and milled to…

How we scored it

Powder of dried, ground Stevia rebaudiana leaves and stems: whole plant material, n = 1; 100% natural origin, 1.00.
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

Stevia plants are harvested, dried and milled to a powder. No alternative route applies.

In plain English

Dried, finely ground leaves and stems of the stevia plant, used as a skin-conditioning powder. The same plant is the source of the stevia sweetener.

CosIng definition: Stevia Rebaudiana Leaf/Stem Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground leaves and stems of Stevia rebaudiana.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2STEVIA REBAUDIANA LEAF/STEM POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3STEVIA REBAUDIANA LEAF/STEM POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=STEVIA%20REBAUDIANA%20LEAF/STEM%20POWDER