How we scored it
Botanical fruit extract = 1.0 by convention.
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 Astrocaryum murumuru fruit and kernel. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An emollient extract from the fruit of the murumuru palm, native to the Amazon. Used in skincare to soften and condition skin.
CosIng definition: Astrocaryum Murumuru Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of Astrocaryum murumuru, Arecaceae.
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.
- 2ASTROCARYUM MURUMURU FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ASTROCARYUM MURUMURU FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ASTROCARYUM%20MURUMURU%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT