How we scored it
Botanical leaf extract; whole extract is natural-origin plant material, 1.0 by convention.
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 leaves of wild thyme (Thymus serpyllum) using standard solvent or water extraction. No petrochemical alternative route exists for this botanical extract.
In plain English
A soothing plant extract made from wild thyme leaves, added to skincare to help condition and calm the skin. It comes straight from the thyme plant through a simple extraction process.
CosIng definition: Thymus Serpyllum Extract is the extract of the wild thyme, Thymus serpyllum, Laminaceae.
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.
- 2THYMUS SERPYLLUM LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3THYMUS SERPYLLUM LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=THYMUS%20SERPYLLUM%20LEAF%20EXTRACT