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 Gardenia jasminoides using conventional solvent extraction. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A plant extract from gardenia flowers, used to condition skin. Made by extracting the flowers with a solvent; no synthetic processing involved.
CosIng definition: Gardenia Jasminoides Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Gardenia jasminoides.
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.
- 2GARDENIA JASMINOIDES FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GARDENIA JASMINOIDES FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GARDENIA%20JASMINOIDES%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT