How we scored it
Flower extract of Chrysanthemum boreale; 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 Chrysanthemum boreale by water or hydro-alcoholic extraction.
In plain English
A flower extract from a wild chrysanthemum species used as an antioxidant and skin conditioner. It's made by extracting the flowers with water or a water-alcohol mix.
CosIng definition: Chrysanthemum Boreale Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Chrysanthemum boreale, Asteraceae
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.
- 2CHRYSANTHEMUM BOREALE FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CHRYSANTHEMUM BOREALE FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CHRYSANTHEMUM%20BOREALE%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT