How we scored it
Whole botanical flower extract; this site's convention scores all botanical extracts 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 directly from Opuntia ficus-indica (prickly pear) flowers by maceration or solvent extraction. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of prickly pear cactus flowers used to condition skin. It is made by extracting the flowers directly, with no chemical synthesis involved.
CosIng definition: Opuntia Ficus-Indica Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of the Fig, Opuntia ficus-indica, Cactaceae
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.
- 2OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=OPUNTIA%20FICUS-INDICA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT