How we scored it
Botanical seed extract; plant-origin compounds only → 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 seeds of the sugar-apple (Annona squamosa) using water or hydro-alcoholic solvents. No synthetic alternative is used.
In plain English
A skin-protecting extract from sugar-apple seeds, used in cosmetic formulas. Made by extracting the seeds with water or a water-alcohol solvent.
CosIng definition: Annona Squamosa Seed Extract is the extract of the seeds of Anona squamosa, Anonaceae
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 SQUAMOSA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ANNONA SQUAMOSA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ANNONA%20SQUAMOSA%20SEED%20EXTRACT