How we scored it
Botanical flower extract; entire mass plant-derived, scored 1.0 by convention.
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 Cannabis sativa using solvent or supercritical CO2 extraction. No synthetic route is used for this botanical extract.
In plain English
An extract from the flowers of the hemp plant. In cosmetics it is used as an emollient and skin-conditioning ingredient in creams and oils.
CosIng definition: Cannabis Sativa Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Cannabis sativa, Cannabaceae.
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.
- 2CANNABIS SATIVA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CANNABIS SATIVA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CANNABIS%20SATIVA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT