How we scored it
Dried linden flowers; whole plant material = 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
Dominant route: linden flowers are harvested and dried. No petrochemical route exists.
In plain English
Dried linden (lime tree) flowers, used as a plant material in skin-care products to condition the skin. It is the dried blossom of the tree.
CosIng definition: Tilia Cordata Flower is the plant material obtained from the dried 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. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TILIA CORDATA FLOWER. 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