How we scored it
CosIng description confirms whole-flower plant extract; supplied formula/IUPAC (a cobalt complex) does not match and is disregarded as a database mismatch. 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
Trifolium Pratense Flower Extract is obtained by extracting the flowers of the red clover plant. The supplied PubChem formula/IUPAC name describes an unrelated cobalt compound and was disregarded per instructions.
In plain English
An extract of red clover flowers, a plant in the pea family. Used in cosmetics as an astringent and fragrance ingredient.
CosIng definition: Trifolium Pratense Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the Red Clover, Trifolium pratense L., Fabaceae
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.
- 2TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TRIFOLIUM%20PRATENSE%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT