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100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Lavandula Angustifolia Flower natural?

Yes. The only feedstock is dried Lavandula angustifolia flower, a whole plant material, so the ingredient is natural origin throughout (n=1).

INCI nameLavandula Angustifolia Flower
CAS90063-37-9
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockLavender flowers are harvested and dried, then sold…

How we scored it

Dried, unmodified plant material; all constituents are plant biomass (n=1). 1.00 / 1.00 = 1.00.
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

Lavender flowers are harvested and dried, then sold whole, cut or milled to a powder. No chemical processing or synthetic route is involved.

In plain English

Dried lavender flowers (Lavandula angustifolia), used whole, cut or ground as a skin-conditioning ingredient. It is plant material that has been harvested and dried rather than a purified compound.

CosIng definition: Lavandula Angustifolia Flower are the dried flowers obtained from the Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, Labiatae

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. 2LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA FLOWER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA FLOWER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LAVANDULA%20ANGUSTIFOLIA%20FLOWER