How we scored it
Wax obtained by solvent extraction from narcissus flowers; unmodified natural wax, all mass plant-derived.
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
Made by solvent-extracting narcissus flowers and isolating the waxy fraction, used for fragrance. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
A natural wax extracted from narcissus flowers. It's used mainly for its fragrance. Comes directly from the flower via simple extraction.
CosIng definition: Narcissus Poeticus Flower Wax is a wax obtained from the flower of Narcissus poeticus, Amaryllidaceae.
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.
- 2NARCISSUS POETICUS FLOWER WAX. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3NARCISSUS POETICUS FLOWER WAX. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=NARCISSUS%20POETICUS%20FLOWER%20WAX