How we scored it
Aqueous/solvent extract of flowers; whole botanical extract scored 1.0 per this site's convention.
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 flowers of Abelmoschus manihot (sunset hibiscus) using water or a water/solvent mix. Single extraction route.
In plain English
A flower extract from a hibiscus relative, used to condition and soothe skin. Made by extracting the flowers directly; nothing synthetic is added.
CosIng definition: Abelmoschus Manihot Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Abelmoschus manihot, Malvaceae.
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.
- 2ABELMOSCHUS MANIHOT FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ABELMOSCHUS MANIHOT FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ABELMOSCHUS%20MANIHOT%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT