How we scored it
Botanical extract of Osmanthus fragrans: plant material (n = 1); extraction solvents leave no counted mass. 1.00.
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
The whole plant of sweet osmanthus (Oleaceae) is extracted with a water-based or glycol solvent and filtered. No synthetic route is used.
In plain English
A plant extract from the fragrant osmanthus shrub, used as a skin-conditioning ingredient. It supplies plant polyphenols and other botanical compounds and is usually sold dissolved in water or a glycol.
CosIng definition: Osmanthus Fragrans Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Osmanthus fragrans, 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.
- 2OSMANTHUS FRAGRANS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3OSMANTHUS FRAGRANS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=OSMANTHUS%20FRAGRANS%20EXTRACT