How we scored it
Flower extract; whole botanical material.
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 the Chinese magnolia tree using conventional solvent extraction. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning extract made from the flowers of the Chinese magnolia tree. It's used in skincare formulations to help condition skin and comes directly from the magnolia blossom.
CosIng definition: Magnolia Biondii Extract is an extract of the flowers of the Chinese Magnolia, Magnolia biondii, Magnoliaceae
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.
- 2MAGNOLIA BIONDII FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MAGNOLIA BIONDII FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MAGNOLIA%20BIONDII%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT