How we scored it
Ground barley seed; unprocessed botanical flour/powder = 1.0 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 milling whole barley (Hordeum vulgare) seeds into flour. A mechanical process with no alternative synthetic route.
In plain English
Flour made from ground barley grain, used in cosmetics to absorb excess oil and add bulk to formulas. It's produced by simply milling the whole grain.
CosIng definition: Hordeum Vulgare Flour is the ground seeds of the Barley, Hordeum vulgare L., Graminae
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.
- 2HORDEUM VULGARE FLOUR. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HORDEUM VULGARE FLOUR. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HORDEUM%20VULGARE%20FLOUR