How we scored it
Botanical fruit extract; this site's convention values botanical extracts at 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 Aegle marmelos (Bengal quince) using water or water/solvent extraction. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract from Bengal quince fruit used to condition skin, obtained by extracting the fruit of the Aegle marmelos tree.
CosIng definition: Aegle Marmelos Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruits of the Bengal Quince, Aegle marmelos, Rutaceae
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.
- 2AEGLE MARMELOS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3AEGLE MARMELOS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AEGLE%20MARMELOS%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT