How we scored it
Whole flower extract; every atom traces to mock orange flower material. 1.0 by this site's convention for botanical extracts.
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 extracting the flowers of mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius, Hydrangeaceae). No petrochemical route exists for a plant extract.
In plain English
An extract of mock orange flowers, used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning ingredient.
CosIng definition: Philadelphus Coronarius Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of Philadelphus coronarius, Saxifragaceae
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.
- 2PHILADELPHUS CORONARIUS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PHILADELPHUS CORONARIUS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PHILADELPHUS%20CORONARIUS%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT