How we scored it
Extract of flowers. No synthetic fragment. 100% natural.
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
Obtained by extracting the flowers of osmanthus, Osmanthus fragrans. The extract is an unmodified natural plant material.
In plain English
A natural extract of osmanthus flowers. Used mainly in fragrance blends for its characteristic apricot-floral scent.
CosIng definition: Osmanthus Fragrans Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the Osmanthus, 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 FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3OSMANTHUS FRAGRANS FLOWER 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%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT