How we scored it
Solvent/water extract of Sophora japonica flowers; whole botanical extract → 1.0.
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 dried Sophora japonica (Japanese pagoda tree) flower buds with water, alcohol or glycol. No synthetic alternative is marketed under this name.
In plain English
A skin-protecting extract made from the flowers of the Japanese pagoda tree. It's added to skincare in small amounts and comes entirely from the plant via simple extraction.
CosIng definition: Sophora Japonica Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the Chinese Scholar Tree or the Japanese Pagoda Tree, Sophora japonica L., 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.
- 2SOPHORA JAPONICA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SOPHORA JAPONICA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SOPHORA%20JAPONICA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT