How we scored it
Extract of sweet violet plant; botanical extract convention = 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 the sweet violet plant (Viola odorata) using water or a water/solvent mixture. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract from sweet violet flowers used to help condition skin. It is produced by extracting the plant material, with no synthetic equivalent used in cosmetics.
CosIng definition: Viola Odorata Extract is the extract obtained from the Sweet Violet, Viola odorata L., Violaceae
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.
- 2VIOLA ODORATA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3VIOLA ODORATA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=VIOLA%20ODORATA%20EXTRACT