How we scored it
Whole-plant extract, entirely botanical, no synthetic component.
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
Made by extracting the whole plant of Yucca filamentosa (bear grass). No synthetic route exists for this botanical extract.
In plain English
A plant extract from bear grass (yucca), used as a fragrance ingredient. It's made from the whole plant.
CosIng definition: Yucca Filamentosa Extract is an extract of the whole plant of the Bear Grass, Yucca filamentosa L., Agavaceae
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.
- 2YUCCA FILAMENTOSA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3YUCCA FILAMENTOSA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=YUCCA%20FILAMENTOSA%20EXTRACT