How we scored it
Verbena Officinalis Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of Verbena officinalis (vervain); botanical extracts are 1.0 whatever extraction solvent is used, because the solvent is not part of the counted ingredient.
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 Verbena officinalis (vervain), usually with water, glycerin or glycol.
In plain English
An extract of vervain leaves, used as a mild skin conditioner and for its fresh scent. It is made by soaking the leaves to draw out their natural compounds.
CosIng definition: Verbena Officinalis Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of the Verbena, Verbena officinalis L., Verbenaceae
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.
- 2VERBENA OFFICINALIS LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3VERBENA OFFICINALIS LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=VERBENA%20OFFICINALIS%20LEAF%20EXTRACT