How we scored it
100% flower extract (white peony). 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 from the flowers of white peony (Paeonia albiflora), typically by solvent or hydro-alcoholic extraction. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
A flower extract from white peony, used as a toning ingredient in skincare formulations.
CosIng definition: Paeonia Albiflora Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the Peony, Paeonia albiflora, Ranunculaceae
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.
- 2PAEONIA ALBIFLORA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PAEONIA ALBIFLORA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PAEONIA%20ALBIFLORA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT