How we scored it
Whole botanical flower extract; botanical extracts are 1.0 by this site's convention.
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 directly from Plumeria rubra flowers by maceration or solvent extraction. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of frangipani flowers used to condition skin. It is made by extracting the flowers directly, with no chemical synthesis.
CosIng definition: Plumeria Rubra Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of Plumeria rubra L., Apocynaceae
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.
- 2PLUMERIA RUBRA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PLUMERIA RUBRA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PLUMERIA%20RUBRA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT