How we scored it
Botanical flower extract, whole plant material, no synthetic modification. 1.0 by category rule.
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
Made by extracting the flowers of broom (Cytisus scoparius) with a solvent such as water, glycol or ethanol, then filtering. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
A plant extract from broom flowers, used to condition skin and add a natural fragrance note. It's made by soaking the flowers to pull out their compounds.
CosIng definition: Cytisus Scoparius Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the Broom, Cytisus scoparius (L.), Leguminosae
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.
- 2CYTISUS SCOPARIUS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CYTISUS SCOPARIUS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CYTISUS%20SCOPARIUS%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT