How we scored it
Flower solvent extract; solvent leaves no mass in the product.
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 white Egyptian water lily (Nymphaea lotus) by solvent extraction. No alternative synthetic route.
In plain English
An extract from water lily flowers, used to condition skin in creams and serums. Made by extracting the flowers with a solvent to capture their plant compounds.
CosIng definition: Nymphaea Lotus Flower Extract is the extract obtained from the flowers of the Water Lily, Nymphaea lotus L., 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 LOTUS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3NYMPHAEA LOTUS 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%20LOTUS%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT