How we scored it
Dried, ground botanical flower powder; whole plant material, no extraction solvent involved → 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
Made by drying and grinding lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) flowers into a fine powder. No synthetic alternative exists for this whole-flower powder.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning powder made from dried, ground lotus flowers, used in powders and masks. It's produced simply by drying and milling the flowers.
CosIng definition: Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground flowers of the 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 POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3NELUMBO NUCIFERA FLOWER POWDER. 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%20POWDER