How we scored it
Ground flower powder; natural botanical powder 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
Made by drying and grinding Hibiscus sabdariffa (red sorrel) flowers, often used as a gentle abrasive. No synthetic route.
In plain English
A powder from dried, ground hibiscus flowers, used to gently exfoliate skin. It comes straight from the flower with no processing chemicals.
CosIng definition: Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Powder is the powder obtained from 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 POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA 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%20SABDARIFFA%20FLOWER%20POWDER