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 Tiare flowers, Gardenia taitensis, prized in Polynesia for their fragrance. No alternative synthetic route exists for this botanical extract.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning extract made from Tiare flowers, Gardenia taitensis, prized in Polynesia for their fragrance. The flowers are extracted for use in cosmetic formulations.
CosIng definition: Gardenia Taitensis Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the Tiare flower, Gardenia tahitensis, Rubiaceae
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 TAITENSIS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GARDENIA TAITENSIS 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%20TAITENSIS%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT