How we scored it
Extract of Spiraea ulmaria flowers; botanical extract, entirely plant-derived = 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
Solvent extraction of dried meadowsweet (Spiraea ulmaria, now Filipendula ulmaria) flowers. No alternative route applies.
In plain English
A plant extract from the flowers of meadowsweet, used to condition skin. It is made by extracting the dried flowers.
CosIng definition: Spiraea Ulmaria Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the Drop Wort, Spiraea ulmaria 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.
- 2SPIRAEA ULMARIA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SPIRAEA ULMARIA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SPIRAEA%20ULMARIA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT