How we scored it
Flower extract (ylang ylang); natural botanical extract, distinct from the essential oil.
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 ylang ylang flowers (Cananga odorata), typically by solvent extraction.
In plain English
An extract from ylang ylang flowers, used to condition skin and add fragrance. It's taken from the flowers of the ylang ylang tree.
CosIng definition: Cananga Odorata Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the ylang-ylang, Cananga odorata, Anonaceae
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.
- 2CANANGA ODORATA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CANANGA ODORATA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CANANGA%20ODORATA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT