How we scored it
Botanical flower extract; fully plant-derived.
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/buds of the caper bush (Capparis spinosa) via solvent extraction. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
An extract from caper flowers, used to condition skin. It is made by extracting natural compounds from the flowers.
CosIng definition: Capparis Spinosa Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Capparis spinosa, Capparaceae.
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.
- 2CAPPARIS SPINOSA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CAPPARIS SPINOSA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CAPPARIS%20SPINOSA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT