Database/Humectant/Kerria Japonica Flower Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Kerria Japonica Flower Extract natural?

Yes. Entire ingredient is a solvent extract of kerria (Japanese rose) flowers with no synthetic modification.

INCI nameKerria Japonica Flower Extract
FunctionHumectant · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the flowers of Kerria japonica using…

How we scored it

Whole flower extract, no synthetic fragments; botanical extracts are 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 Kerria japonica using conventional solvent extraction. No alternative synthetic route exists.

In plain English

A plant extract from kerria flowers, used as a humectant and skin conditioning ingredient. Made by extracting the flowers with a solvent; no synthetic processing involved.

CosIng definition: Kerria Japonica Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Kerria japonica, Rosaceae.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2KERRIA JAPONICA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3KERRIA 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=KERRIA%20JAPONICA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT