How we scored it
Whole-fruit botanical extract; no synthetic fragments to split. 1.0 by convention for plant 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
Annona Muricata Fruit Extract is produced by extracting the fruit of the soursop tree. As an unmodified botanical extract it is fully natural origin, with no alternative synthetic route.
In plain English
An extract from the soursop fruit, used to condition and soften skin. It's obtained by extracting the fruit itself, so it counts as fully plant-derived.
CosIng definition: Annona Muricata Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of Annona muricata, Annonaceae.
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.
- 2ANNONA MURICATA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ANNONA MURICATA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ANNONA%20MURICATA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT