How we scored it
Botanical seed extract, entirely plant-derived mass = 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 jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) seeds by solvent extraction; used in skin-brightening formulations. No synthetic route.
In plain English
An extract from jackfruit seeds used in skin-brightening products. Comes from the seeds of the jackfruit tree via extraction.
CosIng definition: Artocarpus Heterophyllus Seed Extract is the extract of the seeds of Artocarpus heterophyllus, Moraceae
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.
- 2ARTOCARPUS HETEROPHYLLUS SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ARTOCARPUS HETEROPHYLLUS SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ARTOCARPUS%20HETEROPHYLLUS%20SEED%20EXTRACT