How we scored it
Plant extract only: all atoms are plant-made metabolites; extraction solvent and carrier leave no mass in the ingredient. Natural 100% / total 100% = 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 is solvent extraction of harvested charlock flowers. No synthetic or alternative route exists for this botanical extract.
In plain English
A plant extract listed for skin conditioning and skin protecting functions. It is made by extracting the flowers of charlock, also called wild mustard, a yellow-flowered weed of farmland, with a solvent such as water or glycerin.
CosIng definition: Sinapis Arvensis Flower Extract is the extract obtained from the flowers of the Sinapis Arvensis L., Brassicaceae
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.
- 2SINAPIS ARVENSIS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SINAPIS ARVENSIS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SINAPIS%20ARVENSIS%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT