How we scored it
Whole-plant extract; every atom traces to Spanish moss material. 1.0 by this site's convention for botanical extracts.
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
Produced by extracting the whole plant of Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides, Bromeliaceae). No petrochemical route exists for a plant extract.
In plain English
An extract of Spanish moss, an air plant, used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning ingredient.
CosIng definition: Tillandsia Usneoides Extract is an extract of the whole plant of the Spanish Moss, Tillandsia usneoides L., Bromeliaceae
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.
- 2TILLANDSIA USNEOIDES EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TILLANDSIA USNEOIDES EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TILLANDSIA%20USNEOIDES%20EXTRACT