How we scored it
Whole botanical fruit extract; NOI 1.0 by rule.
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
Abelmoschus esculentus (okra) fruit/pods are extracted for this skin-conditioning ingredient. No petrochemical route applies to a fruit extract.
In plain English
An extract made from okra pods, used to condition skin in cosmetic formulas. Produced by extracting the fruit, the same vegetable used in cooking, with water or another solvent.
CosIng definition: Abelmoschus Esculentus Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of Abelmoschus esculentus, Malvaceae
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.
- 2ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ABELMOSCHUS%20ESCULENTUS%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT