How we scored it
Botanical fruit extract: polyphenols, organic acids and sugars are plant-derived, all n=1, so 1.0. Extraction solvents leave no mass in the ingredient.
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
Strawberry tree fruit is extracted with a solvent (commonly water, glycerin or ethanol) and filtered. No synthetic route exists for the extract itself.
In plain English
An extract of the fruit of the strawberry tree, a Mediterranean shrub, listed as an antioxidant and skin-conditioning ingredient. The plant compounds are drawn out of the fruit with a solvent.
CosIng definition: Arbutus Unedo Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of the Strawbery Tree, Arbutus unedo L., Ericaceae
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.
- 2ARBUTUS UNEDO FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ARBUTUS UNEDO FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ARBUTUS%20UNEDO%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT