How we scored it
Dried, ground leaves: whole plant material, all mass plant-derived, so 1.0. No synthetic fragments.
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
Leaves of cultivated Withania somnifera, grown mainly in India, are dried and milled. No synthetic route exists for this plant material.
In plain English
Powder made from dried, ground leaves of ashwagandha, a shrub grown in India and nearby regions. It is listed with an exfoliating function, meaning the fine particles can act as a physical scrub. It is milled plant leaf with nothing synthesised.
CosIng definition: Withania Somnifera Leaf Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground leaves of Withania somnifera.
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.
- 2WITHANIA SOMNIFERA LEAF POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3WITHANIA SOMNIFERA LEAF POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=WITHANIA%20SOMNIFERA%20LEAF%20POWDER