How we scored it
Whole botanical extract; this site's convention rates plant extracts 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
Obtained by extracting the flowers of Magnolia kobus. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A plant extract from magnolia flowers used for its antioxidant and skin-conditioning properties. It comes directly from the flowers with no synthetic processing beyond extraction.
CosIng definition: Magnolia Kobus Flower Extract is the extracts of the flowers of Magnolia kobus, 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 KOBUS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MAGNOLIA KOBUS 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%20KOBUS%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT