How we scored it
Dried ground flower powder, unmodified botanical = 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
Produced by drying and grinding Hibiscus rosa-sinensis flowers. No synthetic feedstock is used.
In plain English
Powdered hibiscus flowers, made by drying and grinding the flowers of the Chinese rose. Used in skincare for conditioning and as a traditional skin tonic.
CosIng definition: Hibiscus Rosa Sinensis Flower Powder is the powder obtained from the flowers of the Chinese Rose, Hibiscus rosa sinensis L., Malvaceae
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.
- 2HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS FLOWER POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS FLOWER POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HIBISCUS%20ROSA-SINENSIS%20FLOWER%20POWDER