How we scored it
Whole flower extract; every atom traces to black locust flower material. 1.0 by this site's convention for botanical extracts.
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 black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia, Leguminosae). No petrochemical route exists for a plant extract.
In plain English
An extract of black locust flowers, used in cosmetics as a skin conditioner and tonic.
CosIng definition: Robinia Pseudoacacia Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the False Acacia, Robinia pseudoacacia, Leguminosae
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.
- 2ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ROBINIA%20PSEUDOACACIA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT