Database/Humectant/Cocos Nucifera Flower Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Cocos Nucifera Flower Extract natural?

Yes. Extract of coconut palm flowers, a natural plant material.

INCI nameCocos Nucifera Flower Extract
CAS8001-31-8
FunctionHumectant · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the flowers of the coconut palm,…

How we scored it

Whole botanical flower extract; plant carbon only.
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 the coconut palm, typically macerated in water or a glycol. No petrochemical route exists.

In plain English

An extract from coconut palm flowers that helps condition skin and attract moisture, used in moisturisers and hair products.

CosIng definition: Cocos Nucifera Flower Extract is the extract from the flowers of Cocos nucifera, Arecaceae.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2COCOS NUCIFERA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3COCOS NUCIFERA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=COCOS%20NUCIFERA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT