How we scored it
Whole honeysuckle flower extract; no synthetic fragments; botanical extracts are 1.0 by rule.
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
Produced by solvent extraction of Lonicera caprifolium flowers. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of honeysuckle flowers used for skin conditioning and mild perfuming in cosmetic products.
CosIng definition: Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the Honeysuckle, Lonicera caprifolium L., Caprifoliaceae
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.
- 2LONICERA CAPRIFOLIUM FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LONICERA CAPRIFOLIUM FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LONICERA%20CAPRIFOLIUM%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT