How we scored it
Flower extract of Bombax malabaricum (semal/silk cotton tree); entirely botanical.
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 silk cotton tree, Bombax malabaricum, typically by water or hydro-alcoholic extraction.
In plain English
A flower extract from the silk cotton tree used to help skin attract and hold moisture. It's made by extracting the flowers with water or a water-alcohol mixture.
CosIng definition: Bombax Malabaricum Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Bombax malabaricum, 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.
- 2BOMBAX MALABARICUM FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BOMBAX MALABARICUM 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%20MALABARICUM%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT