How we scored it
Direct extract of Japanese apricot flowers; natural-origin. 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
Produced by water or hydroalcoholic extraction of Prunus mume (Japanese apricot) flowers. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A flower extract from the Japanese apricot tree, used to condition skin. Made by extracting the blossoms with water or alcohol.
CosIng definition: Prunus Mume Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of Prunus mume, 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 MUME FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PRUNUS MUME 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%20MUME%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT