How we scored it
Whole botanical extract; per this site's convention all plant extracts score 1.0 regardless of solvent used.
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 extracting the flowers of the olive tree, Olea europaea, typically with water or a water/glycol carrier. No alternative synthetic route exists for this botanical extract.
In plain English
An extract of olive flowers used to condition and soothe skin in cosmetic formulations. It is obtained from the flowers of the olive tree, Olea europaea, grown widely across the Mediterranean.
CosIng definition: Olea Europaea Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of the Olive, Olea europaea L., Oleaceae
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.
- 2OLEA EUROPAEA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3OLEA EUROPAEA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=OLEA%20EUROPAEA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT