How we scored it
Flower extract: aroma compounds, phenolics, sugars and other plant constituents all n = 1; extraction solvent leaves no mass. Natural mass 100% = 1.00.
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 is solvent extraction of Vanilla planifolia flowers. Synthetic vanillin is a separate material and is not part of this INCI name.
In plain English
An extract of the flowers of the vanilla orchid, Vanilla planifolia, used to condition skin. It is made by extracting the flowers with water or another solvent and contains the flower's aroma compounds and other plant constituents.
CosIng definition: Vanilla Planifolia Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Vanilla planifolia, Orchidaceae
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.
- 2VANILLA PLANIFOLIA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3VANILLA PLANIFOLIA FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=VANILLA%20PLANIFOLIA%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT