How we scored it
Whole-flower (petal) plant extract; no synthetic mass retained after extraction → 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
Produced by water or solvent extraction of Papaver rhoeas (corn poppy) petals. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A plant extract from the petals of the corn poppy flower. Added to skincare for its skin-conditioning properties.
CosIng definition: Papaver Rhoeas Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of the Corn Poppy, Papaver rhoeas L., Papaveraceae
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.
- 2PAPAVER RHOEAS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PAPAVER RHOEAS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PAPAVER%20RHOEAS%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT