How we scored it
Extract of hibiscus flowers; 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
Extracted from the flowers of the Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon) plant. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract made from hibiscus flowers. Used in cosmetics as an antioxidant. Comes directly from the flower.
CosIng definition: Hibiscus Syriacus Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Hibiscus syriacus, 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 SYRIACUS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HIBISCUS SYRIACUS 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%20SYRIACUS%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT