How we scored it
Whole hop-cone extract; botanical extracts are natural origin regardless of the marker-compound formula supplied. 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
Humulus Lupulus Extract is obtained by extracting the flower cones (hops) of the hop plant. The supplied formula corresponds to humulone, a natural bitter acid found in hops, consistent with the botanical description.
In plain English
An extract of the flower cones of the hop plant, also used in brewing. Used in cosmetics to condition skin and hair and as a fragrance ingredient.
CosIng definition: Humulus Lupulus (Hops) Extract is the extract obtained from the inflorescence (hops cone) of Humulus lupulus, Cannabidaceae
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.
- 2HUMULUS LUPULUS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HUMULUS LUPULUS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HUMULUS%20LUPULUS%20EXTRACT