How we scored it
Whole-leaf extract of cowberry; botanical extracts are rated 1.0 by this site's 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
Made by extracting cowberry (lingonberry) leaves, typically with water or alcohol. No alternative synthetic route is used.
In plain English
An extract from cowberry (lingonberry) leaves, used as an astringent, toning, skin-conditioning ingredient.
CosIng definition: Vaccinium Vitis-Idaea Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of the Cowberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea L., Ericaceae
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.
- 2VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=VACCINIUM%20VITIS-IDAEA%20LEAF%20EXTRACT