How we scored it
Botanical flower extract; whole ingredient counts as natural plant material 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
Produced by extracting the flowers of Prunus spinosa (blackthorn) with water or solvent. No alternative synthetic route exists for a botanical extract.
In plain English
An extract of blackthorn (sloe) blossom used in skincare to help condition the skin. Made by extracting the flowers of the blackthorn shrub.
CosIng definition: Prunus Spinosa Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the Blackthorn, Prunus spinosa 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 SPINOSA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PRUNUS SPINOSA 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%20SPINOSA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT