How we scored it
Dried cabbage-rose flowers (whole or powdered); all atoms plant-derived: 1.00.
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
Dominant route: flowers of cultivated Rosa centifolia are harvested, dried and milled. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
The dried flowers of the cabbage rose, used for their scent and skin-conditioning effect. It is plant material from Rosa centifolia.
CosIng definition: Rosa Centifolia Flower is the plant material obtained from the dried flowers of the Cabbage Rose, Rosa centifolia (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.
- 2ROSA CENTIFOLIA FLOWER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ROSA CENTIFOLIA FLOWER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ROSA%20CENTIFOLIA%20FLOWER