How we scored it
Flower extract; entirely plant-derived, no synthetic fragment.
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 garden tulip flowers, typically in water or glycerin. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract of tulip flowers. Used in cosmetics to help condition the skin.
CosIng definition: Tulipa Gesneriana Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Tulipa gesneriana L., Liliaceae
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.
- 2TULIPA GESNERIANA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TULIPA GESNERIANA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TULIPA%20GESNERIANA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT