How we scored it
Flower extract of Orchis mascula (salep orchid); natural botanical extraction.
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 salep orchid, Orchis mascula. As a simple botanical extract it is entirely natural-origin.
In plain English
An extract from the flowers of the salep orchid. Used in skincare for its soothing properties. Obtained by extracting the orchid's flowers.
CosIng definition: Orchis Mascula Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the Salep, Orchis mascula L., Orchidaceae
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.
- 2ORCHIS MASCULA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ORCHIS MASCULA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ORCHIS%20MASCULA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT