How we scored it
Extract of hibiscus (red sorrel) flowers; all carbon from plant tissue; standard solvent/water extraction; botanical extract = 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
Obtained by extracting dried hibiscus/roselle calyces and flowers with water or a hydro-glycolic solvent. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract from hibiscus (red sorrel) flowers that conditions and softens skin. It's made by steeping the flowers, so everything in it comes from the plant itself.
CosIng definition: Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the Red Sorrel, Hibiscus sabdariffa 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 SABDARIFFA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HIBISCUS%20SABDARIFFA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT