How we scored it
Botanical flower extract; plant-origin compounds only → 1.0.
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 Cosmos bipinnatus using water or hydro-alcoholic solvents. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A skin-protecting extract from cosmos flowers, used in skincare formulas. Made by extracting the flowers with water or a water-alcohol solvent.
CosIng definition: Cosmos Bipinnatus Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Cosmos bipinnatus, 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.
- 2COSMOS BIPINNATUS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3COSMOS BIPINNATUS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=COSMOS%20BIPINNATUS%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT