How we scored it
Botanical extract (n = 1): anthocyanins, flavonoids and sugars all plant-derived; no synthetic fragment. 1.0 / 1.0 = 1.00.
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
Dominant route is solvent extraction (water, glycerin or ethanol-water) of dahlia flowers; the solvent is not part of the INCI ingredient. No commercially significant synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of dahlia flowers, used to condition skin. It carries the flowers' natural pigments (anthocyanins and flavonoids) and sugars, drawn out with a solvent, and comes entirely from the plant.
CosIng definition: Dahlia Variabilis Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Dahlia variabilis, 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.
- 2DAHLIA VARIABILIS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3DAHLIA VARIABILIS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DAHLIA%20VARIABILIS%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT