How we scored it
Flower solvent extract; solvent leaves no mass in the product.
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 Bombax costatum tree (red-flowered silk cotton tree) by solvent extraction. No synthetic alternative.
In plain English
An extract from the flowers of a West African silk cotton tree, used to condition skin. Made by extracting the flowers with a solvent.
CosIng definition: Bombax Costatum Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Bombax costatum.
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.
- 2BOMBAX COSTATUM FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BOMBAX COSTATUM FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BOMBAX%20COSTATUM%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT