How we scored it
Whole botanical extract, no fragmentation.
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 maqui berry (Aristotelia chilensis) fruit using water or hydro-alcoholic solvents. No synthetic alternative is used.
In plain English
A fruit extract from the maqui berry, a South American superfruit, used to condition skin. Made by extracting the fruit with a solvent to capture its natural compounds.
CosIng definition: Aristotelia Chilensis Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruits of Aristotelia chilensis
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.
- 2ARISTOTELIA CHILENSIS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ARISTOTELIA CHILENSIS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ARISTOTELIA%20CHILENSIS%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT