How we scored it
Dried plant leaf, no synthetic fragment; every atom is natural origin, 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
Thyme leaves are harvested from cultivated plants, dried and crushed. There is no alternative route.
In plain English
Dried, crushed leaves of common thyme, a culinary herb. Used as a plant material for its fragrance. It is harvested, dried and ground, with no chemical conversion.
CosIng definition: Thymus Vulgaris Leaf is a plant material derived from the dried, crushed leaves 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 LEAF. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3THYMUS VULGARIS LEAF. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=THYMUS%20VULGARIS%20LEAF