How we scored it
Botanical extract: every extracted constituent is plant-derived (n = 1); extraction solvent leaves no counted mass. Natural mass / total mass = 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 feedstock is dried clove buds from Indonesia, Madagascar and Tanzania, extracted with water, ethanol or a glycol/glycerin solvent. No synthetic route exists for the extract; any carrier solvent is declared as a separate INCI line.
In plain English
An extract of dried clove buds, the flower buds of the clove tree (Syzygium aromaticum), grown mainly in Indonesia, Madagascar and Tanzania. It is used in skin-care products as a skin-conditioning ingredient. It is made by soaking the buds in a solvent such as water, alcohol or glycerin.
CosIng definition: Eugenia Caryophyllus (Clove) Bud Extract is the extract of the buds of Eugenia caryophyllus. The accepted scientific name for Eugenia caryophyllus is Syzygium aromaticum.
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.
- 2EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLUS BUD EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLUS BUD EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=EUGENIA%20CARYOPHYLLUS%20BUD%20EXTRACT