How we scored it
Whole-plant extract of vanilla; glycoside/phenolic mass is entirely botanical = 1.0.
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 Vanilla planifolia plant material, typically the pods, via alcohol or water extraction. No synthetic route for this whole-plant extract.
In plain English
An extract of the vanilla plant used to condition skin and hair and as an antioxidant. It's drawn from the plant, usually the pods, using a solvent.
CosIng definition: Vanilla Planifolia Extract is the extract of the whole plant of Vanilla planifolia.
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.
- 2VANILLA PLANIFOLIA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3VANILLA PLANIFOLIA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=VANILLA%20PLANIFOLIA%20EXTRACT