How we scored it
Whole botanical extract; per this site's convention all plant extracts score 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
Made by extracting the flowers of torch ginger, Etlingera elatior, native to Southeast Asia. No alternative synthetic route exists for this botanical extract.
In plain English
An antioxidant extract made from the flowers of the torch ginger plant, Etlingera elatior, native to Southeast Asia. Used in cosmetics for its antioxidant properties.
CosIng definition: Etlingera Elatior Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Etlingera elatior, Zingiberaceae.
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.
- 2ETLINGERA ELATIOR FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ETLINGERA ELATIOR FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ETLINGERA%20ELATIOR%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT