How we scored it
Whole-plant extract, no synthetic fragments; botanical extracts are 1.0 by convention.
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 Uncaria tomentosa (cat's claw) vine using conventional solvent extraction. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A plant extract from the cat's claw vine, used to condition skin. Made by extracting the plant with a solvent; no synthetic processing involved.
CosIng definition: Uncaria Tomentosa Extract is the extract of the Uncaria tomentosa, Rubiaceae
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.
- 2UNCARIA TOMENTOSA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3UNCARIA TOMENTOSA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=UNCARIA%20TOMENTOSA%20EXTRACT