How we scored it
Flower extract, no synthetic fragments → 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
Extracted from the flowers of Tagetes minuta (stinking Roger/wild marigold), native to South America. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract from wild marigold flowers, used to add natural fragrance to cosmetics.
CosIng definition: Tagetes Minuta Flower Extract is an extract obtained from the flowers of the Tagetes, Tagetes minuta L., Compositae
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.
- 2TAGETES MINUTA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TAGETES MINUTA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TAGETES%20MINUTA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT