How we scored it
Whole botanical seed extract; NOI 1.0 by 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
Vicia faba (faba/broad bean) seeds are extracted to give this skin-conditioning ingredient. No petrochemical route applies to a seed extract.
In plain English
An extract from faba bean seeds used to condition skin in cosmetic formulas. Made by processing the beans to draw out their natural proteins and other plant compounds.
CosIng definition: Vicia Faba Extract is an extract of the seeds of the Faba Bean, Vicia faba L., Leguminosae
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.
- 2VICIA FABA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3VICIA FABA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=VICIA%20FABA%20SEED%20EXTRACT