How we scored it
Flower extract of the banana plant, Musa sapientum; botanical extracts are 1.0 whatever extraction solvent is used, because the solvent is not part of the counted ingredient.
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 (blossoms) of the banana plant, Musa sapientum, usually with water, glycerin or glycol.
In plain English
An extract of banana flowers, used to condition the skin. It is made by soaking the blossoms to draw out their natural compounds.
CosIng definition: Musa Sapientum Flower Extract is an extract of the flower of the Banana, Musa sapientum L., Musaceae
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.
- 2MUSA SAPIENTUM FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MUSA SAPIENTUM FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MUSA%20SAPIENTUM%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT