How we scored it
Extract of lavandin flowers; botanical extract convention = 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
Extracted from the flowers of lavandin (Lavandula hybrida), a lavender hybrid, typically with solvent. No synthetic route is used for this extract.
In plain English
An extract from lavandin (a lavender hybrid) flowers, used to soften and smooth skin. It's made by extracting compounds from the flowers.
CosIng definition: Lavandula Hybrida Extract is an extract of the flowers of Lavandin, Lavandula hybrida, Labiatae
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.
- 2LAVANDULA HYBRIDA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LAVANDULA HYBRIDA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LAVANDULA%20HYBRIDA%20EXTRACT