How we scored it
Fruit extract; this site's convention = 1.0.
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
Extracted from the fruit of Acca sellowiana (feijoa/pineapple guava). No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract made from feijoa (pineapple guava) fruit, used to condition skin in cosmetic formulas.
CosIng definition: Acca Sellowiana Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of Acca sellowiana, Myrtaceae.
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.
- 2ACCA SELLOWIANA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ACCA SELLOWIANA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ACCA%20SELLOWIANA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT