How we scored it
Dried, ground leaf powder; powders are 1.0 by this site's method rule.
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
Made by drying and grinding Urtica dioica (nettle) leaves. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
Dried, finely ground nettle leaf used as a gentle abrasive in scrubs. It is made simply by drying and grinding the plant's leaves.
CosIng definition: Urtica Dioica Leaf Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground leaves of Urtica dioica
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.
- 2URTICA DIOICA LEAF POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3URTICA DIOICA LEAF POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=URTICA%20DIOICA%20LEAF%20POWDER