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INCI name : Centaurea cyanus flower water, Mimosa tenuiflora bark extract

Name read on the label : Mimosa tenuiflora extract in Centaurea cyanus aqua

English name : Cornflower Water and Mimosa Tenuiflora Bark Extract

General data

Origin : Plant

CAS nbr : 84012-18-0, 93685-96-2

CTFA nbr : 8607, 7898

EINECS/ELINCS nbr : 281-664-0, 297-646-0

FUNCTIONS

  • Soothing Agent
    Soothing agents help lightening discomfort of the skin or of the scalp.
  • Skin Protecting Agent
  • Skin Conditioning Agent

OTHER NAMES ON THE LABEL

Mimosa tenuiflora extract in Centaurea cyanus aqua, Mimosa tenuiflora in Centaurea cyanus aqua.

KNOWN DATA TO-DATE


In fact there is not one ingredient here, but two : Mimosa Tenuiflora Bark Extract on the one hand and the Centaurea Cyanus Flower Water on the other hand, the second being used as medium for the first.

This presentation (the both substances bound by a "and" or with a "&") can be seen when these two compounds are enclosed in the same raw material, delivered as it is by a supplier to a cosmetic maker. But this way to declare them is not satisfying, as for regulation but as informations for the consumers too.

Respecting the regulation which plans the declaration of the ingredients in descending order of weight, the two ingredients (even if they constitute a single raw material) have to be declared separetly and placed according to their respective percentages where there are in the formula of the finished cosmetic product. The maker has to do some calculations of course, but this is th law and there are reasons.

Because this "detail" can be important. Indeed, if some raw materials haven't particular issue, there are others that can be more or less irritating ou allergenic. In this last case in particular, the amount in the formula, since depending on it is more or less important, the substance can (or can't) cause undesirable reactions in sensitized persons. Concerned people always enjoy to estimate this point during the reading of the labelling instead of reaction of the skin when the product is used ...

To get informations on each ot these two ingredients
Mimosa Tenuiflora Bark Extract
Centaurea Cyanus Flower Water

REGULATORY DATA


No restrictions or conditions for use
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