How we scored it
Botanical flower extract; category rule assigns extracts 1.0 regardless of extraction solvent.
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
Obtained by extracting pomegranate, Punica granatum, flowers, commonly with water or a water/alcohol mixture, then removing the solvent. Used without further chemical modification.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning ingredient extracted from pomegranate flowers. It's used in creams and lotions for compounds naturally present in the flower.
CosIng definition: Punica Granatum Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of the Pomegranate, Punica granatum L., Punicaceae
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.
- 2PUNICA GRANATUM FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PUNICA GRANATUM FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PUNICA%20GRANATUM%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT