How we scored it
CosIng description = botanical flower extract (natural, = 1.0); attached formula/IUPAC (a nitro-substituted chalcone, C16H13NO3) is a mismatched, erroneous record and was disregarded per instructions.
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 the Aloe barbadensis plant by conventional extraction. The formula/IUPAC/CAS attached to this record appear to reference a different, incorrect substance.
In plain English
An extract from aloe plant flowers, used to soften and condition skin. Obtained by extracting the flowers of the aloe plant.
CosIng definition: Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the aloe, Aloe barbadensis, Liliaceae
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.
- 2ALOE BARBADENSIS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ALOE BARBADENSIS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ALOE%20BARBADENSIS%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT