How we scored it
Plant material from kiwi fruit; 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
Dominant route processes the fruit of the kiwi plant into a powder, puree or extract. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
Material from the kiwi fruit used to condition skin and hair, supplying fruit sugars, acids and vitamins. It comes from the ground or processed fruit of the kiwi plant.
CosIng definition: Actinidia Chinensis Fruit is the plant material derived from the fruit of the kiwi, Actinidia chinensis, Actinidiaceae
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.
- 2ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS FRUIT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS FRUIT. 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