How we scored it
Whole botanical flower extract; 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 sour/bitter cherry tree, Prunus cerasus. Standard botanical extraction is used.
In plain English
An extract from bitter cherry blossoms, used to condition skin. Made by extracting compounds directly from the flowers.
CosIng definition: Prunus Cerasus Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the Bitter Cherry, Prunus cerasus L., Rosaceae
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 CERASUS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PRUNUS CERASUS 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%20CERASUS%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT