How we scored it
Botanical flower extract; entirely plant-derived carbon skeleton.
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 hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacantha), a Rosaceae shrub common in Europe. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract made from hawthorn flowers, used in skincare as a conditioning ingredient. It is obtained directly from the hawthorn shrub.
CosIng definition: Crataegus Oxyacantha Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the Hawthorn, Crataegus oxyacantha (L.), Rosaceae
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.
- 2CRATAEGUS OXYACANTHA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CRATAEGUS OXYACANTHA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CRATAEGUS%20OXYACANTHA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT