How we scored it
Whole-flower extract of St John's wort; botanical extracts are rated 1.0 by this site's 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 extracting St John's wort flowers, typically with oil, water or alcohol. No alternative synthetic route is used.
In plain English
An extract from St John's wort flowers, used to condition the skin.
CosIng definition: Hypericum Perforatum Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the St. John's wort, Hypericum perforatum L., Hypericaceae
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.
- 2HYPERICUM PERFORATUM FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HYPERICUM PERFORATUM FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HYPERICUM%20PERFORATUM%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT