How we scored it
Flower extract of Chrysanthemum sinense; natural botanical extraction, no synthetic fragments.
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 sinense. As a botanical extract used for cleansing, it derives entirely from the plant's flowers.
In plain English
An extract from chrysanthemum flowers. Used in cleansing products, likely for its mild surfactant and skin-conditioning properties from natural plant saponins. Extracted directly from the flowers.
CosIng definition: Chrysanthemum Sinense Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of Chrysanthemum sinense, 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 SINENSE FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CHRYSANTHEMUM SINENSE 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%20SINENSE%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT