How we scored it
Botanical flower extract; natural per instructions = 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
Made by extracting the flowers of the linden tree (Tilia cordata) with a solvent such as water, glycerin or alcohol. No petrochemical modification is applied.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning extract made by steeping linden (lime tree) flowers to pull out their soothing plant compounds. It comes directly from the tree with no synthetic processing.
CosIng definition: Tilia Cordata Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the Linden, Tilia cordata, Tiliaceae
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.
- 2TILIA CORDATA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TILIA CORDATA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TILIA%20CORDATA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT