How we scored it
Supplied CosIng text does not match the ingredient name (it describes a Bacillus/Monascus rice-bran ferment filtrate, not a Bauhinia extract); a flower extract and a ferment filtrate both score 1.0, so the value is unaffected.
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
The INCI name indicates an extract of orchid-tree (Bauhinia variegata) flowers, but the supplied CosIng text describes an unrelated Bacillus/Monascus rice-bran ferment filtrate. Data mismatch flagged for correction; both readings score 1.0.
In plain English
A naturally derived ingredient used for its antimicrobial and colouring properties. Note: the supplied product description did not match this ingredient's name, so its exact source should be verified.
CosIng definition: Bauhinia Variegata Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of the Orchid Tree, Bauhinia variegata L., Fabaceae.
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.
- 2BAUHINIA VARIEGATA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BAUHINIA VARIEGATA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BAUHINIA%20VARIEGATA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT