How we scored it
Leaf extract; whole botanical material.
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 Chilean guava shrub, native to South America. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning extract from the leaves of the Chilean guava shrub, a South American berry plant. It's used in skincare to help condition skin, sourced from the leaves.
CosIng definition: Ugni Molinae Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of the Ugni molinae, Myrtaceae
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.
- 2UGNI MOLINAE LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3UGNI MOLINAE LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=UGNI%20MOLINAE%20LEAF%20EXTRACT