How we scored it
Whole-flower extract; alkaloid/flavonoid mass is entirely botanical = 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 Nymphaea caerulea (blue lotus) via solvent or water extraction. No synthetic route.
In plain English
An extract of blue lotus flowers used to condition and soothe skin. It's obtained by extracting the flower petals, often with alcohol or water.
CosIng definition: Nymphaea Caerulea Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Nymphaea caerulea, 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.
- 2NYMPHAEA CAERULEA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3NYMPHAEA CAERULEA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=NYMPHAEA%20CAERULEA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT