How we scored it
Botanical extract — solvent-extracted plant flower material; extraction leaves only plant-derived compounds → 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 kudzu (Pueraria lobata), a legume native to East Asia, typically using water or water-ethanol extraction. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning plant extract from kudzu flowers, used in skincare to help soften and soothe skin. It's produced by extracting the flowers with water or a water-alcohol blend.
CosIng definition: Pueraria Lobata Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Pueraria lobata, Fabaceae.
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.
- 2PUERARIA LOBATA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PUERARIA LOBATA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PUERARIA%20LOBATA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT