How we scored it
Whole fruit extract; every atom traces to saskatoon berry material. 1.0 by this site's convention for botanical extracts.
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 saskatoon berry (Amelanchier alnifolia, Rosaceae). No petrochemical route exists for a plant extract.
In plain English
An extract of saskatoon berries, a North American fruit, used in skincare as a skin-conditioning ingredient.
CosIng definition: Amelanchier Alnifolia Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruits of Amelanchier alnifolia, Rosaceae.
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.
- 2AMELANCHIER ALNIFOLIA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3AMELANCHIER ALNIFOLIA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AMELANCHIER%20ALNIFOLIA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT