How we scored it
Whole-flower extract; entire mass traces to camellia petals. 1.0.
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 Camellia japonica by water or solvent extraction. No petrochemical alternative exists for a botanical flower extract.
In plain English
An extract made from camellia flower petals. Used as a skin-conditioning and emollient ingredient in creams and serums. Comes directly from the camellia shrub, an ornamental plant native to East Asia.
CosIng definition: Camellia Japonica Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of the Camellia, Camellia japonica L., Theaceae
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.
- 2CAMELLIA JAPONICA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CAMELLIA JAPONICA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CAMELLIA%20JAPONICA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT