How we scored it
Botanical flower extract; this site's convention 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 the apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca, by solvent or aqueous extraction. No synthetic alternative route.
In plain English
A botanical extract from apricot blossoms used to soften and condition skin. It's derived directly from the flowers of the apricot tree.
CosIng definition: Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of the apricot, Prunus armeniaca, Rosacée.
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.
- 2PRUNUS ARMENIACA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PRUNUS ARMENIACA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PRUNUS%20ARMENIACA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT