How we scored it
Botanical extract: every extracted constituent is plant-derived (n = 1); extraction solvent leaves no counted mass. Natural mass / total mass = 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
Dominant feedstock is cultivated thyme herb, dried and extracted with water, ethanol or a glycol/glycerin solvent. No synthetic route exists for the extract; any propylene glycol or similar carrier is declared as a separate INCI line.
In plain English
An extract of the flowers, leaves and stems of common thyme, a Mediterranean herb. It is added to skin-care products as a skin-conditioning ingredient. It is made by soaking the dried plant in a solvent such as water, alcohol or glycerin and filtering the liquid.
CosIng definition: Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract is the extract of the leaves, flowers and stems of the Thyme, Thymus vulgaris 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.
- 2THYMUS VULGARIS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3THYMUS VULGARIS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=THYMUS%20VULGARIS%20FLOWER/LEAF/STEM%20EXTRACT