How we scored it
Whole flower extract, no synthetic fragments; botanical extracts are 1.0 by convention.
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 Delonix regia (flame tree/royal poinciana) using conventional solvent extraction. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A plant extract from flame tree flowers, used as an antioxidant and skin conditioning ingredient. Made by extracting the flowers with a solvent; no synthetic processing involved.
CosIng definition: Delonix Regia Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Delonix regia.
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.
- 2DELONIX REGIA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3DELONIX REGIA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DELONIX%20REGIA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT