INCI name

GARDENIA TAITENSIS FLOWER

Tiare flower

Plant material from tiare flowers, used as a skin-conditioning ingredient.

What it is

Gardenia taitensis flower is plant material obtained from the flowers of the tiare, Gardenia taitensis, a gardenia from French Polynesia. CosIng lists it as a skin-conditioning agent.

Where it is used

Found in body oils, monoi-type products, hair oils, body lotions and scented products, often together with coconut oil.

Limits of interpretation

The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.

The INCI name does not reveal how the flowers were processed, for example whether they were macerated in oil.

Functions

Skin conditioning
Maintaining the skin in good condition.

EU regulation

This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.

Products with this ingredient (14)

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