How we scored it
Botanical extract per this site's convention; no fragments to compute.
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 the small-leaved lime tree, Tilia cordata, grown across Europe and Asia. Water or water-glycol extraction is standard.
In plain English
An extract from linden (lime) tree leaves. Used in cosmetics to help draw and hold moisture in the skin.
CosIng definition: Tilia Cordata Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves of Tilia cordata, Malvaceae.
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.
- 2TILIA CORDATA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TILIA CORDATA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TILIA%20CORDATA%20LEAF%20EXTRACT