How we scored it
Dried, ground flower powder; powders = 1.0 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
Made by drying and grinding Rosa damascena (Damask rose) flowers harvested as a crop. No synthetic alternative.
In plain English
Dried, finely ground rose petals used mainly for fragrance. Made simply by drying and grinding Damask rose flowers, with no chemical extraction involved.
CosIng definition: Rosa Damascena Flower Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground flowers of the Damask Rose, Rosa damascena, 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 DAMASCENA FLOWER POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ROSA DAMASCENA FLOWER POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ROSA%20DAMASCENA%20FLOWER%20POWDER