How we scored it
Botanical flower extract, entirely natural plant material = 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 ornamental cherry trees (Prunus serrulata). No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning extract made from cherry blossom flowers, obtained by extracting the flowers of the ornamental cherry tree.
CosIng definition: Prunus Serrulata Flower Extract is an extract of the flower of Prunus serrulata, 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 SERRULATA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PRUNUS SERRULATA 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%20SERRULATA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT