Database/Cleansing/Helianthus Annuus Petal Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Helianthus Annuus Petal Extract natural?

Yes. Constituents are plant metabolites extracted from sunflower petals, so the whole mass is natural origin with no petrochemical fragment.

INCI nameHelianthus Annuus Petal Extract
FunctionCleansing · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockDominant feedstock is sunflower (Helianthus annuus) petals, extracted…

How we scored it

Sunflower petal extract: every constituent is a plant metabolite, and the extraction solvent leaves no mass. Natural mass fraction 1/1 = 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 sunflower (Helianthus annuus) petals, extracted with water, ethanol or a cosmetic glycol. No synthetic route exists.

In plain English

A multi-purpose plant extract listed for cleansing, moisturising, hair conditioning and fragrance. It is made from sunflower petals, extracted in a solvent.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2HELIANTHUS ANNUUS PETAL EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HELIANTHUS%20ANNUUS%20PETAL%20EXTRACT