How we scored it
Whole flower extract; every atom traces to lilac flower material. 1.0 by this site's convention for botanical extracts.
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 the flowers of lilac (Syringa vulgaris, Oleaceae). No petrochemical route exists for a plant extract.
In plain English
An extract of lilac flowers, used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning ingredient, often valued for its scent.
CosIng definition: Syringa Vulgaris Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of the Lilac, Syringa vulgaris L., Oleaceae
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.
- 2SYRINGA VULGARIS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SYRINGA VULGARIS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SYRINGA%20VULGARIS%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT