Database/Emollient/Actinidia Chinensis Fruit Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Actinidia Chinensis Fruit Extract natural?

Yes. Extract of kiwi fruit; all mass is plant-derived.

INCI nameActinidia Chinensis Fruit Extract
CAS92456-63-8
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockProduced by extracting the fruit of Actinidia chinensis…

How we scored it

Botanical fruit extract per 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

Produced by extracting the fruit of Actinidia chinensis (kiwi) with water or a water/solvent mix. No petrochemical alternative exists for a botanical extract.

In plain English

An extract made from kiwi fruit, used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning and softening ingredient. Comes directly from the fruit of the kiwi plant.

CosIng definition: Actinidia Chinensis Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the kiwi, Actinidia chinensis, Actinidiaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ACTINIDIA%20CHINENSIS%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT