How we scored it
Botanical flower extract, entirely natural plant material = 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
Extracted from the flowers of the lotus plant (Nelumbo nucifera). No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning extract made from lotus flowers, obtained by extracting the flowers of the lotus plant.
CosIng definition: Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of Nelumbo nucifera, Nymphaeaceae
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.
- 2NELUMBO NUCIFERA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3NELUMBO NUCIFERA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=NELUMBO%20NUCIFERA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT