How we scored it
Botanical flower extract = 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
Extracted from the flowers of Inula japonica using water or solvent. No synthetic feedstock involved.
In plain English
A plant extract from Inula japonica flowers, used as a moisturiser and skin conditioner. Made by extracting natural compounds from the flowers.
CosIng definition: Inula Japonica Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Inula japonica.
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.
- 2INULA JAPONICA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3INULA JAPONICA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=INULA%20JAPONICA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT