How we scored it
Whole-fruit botanical extract; no synthetic fragments. 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
Averrhoa Carambola Fruit Extract is produced by extracting the fruit of the star fruit tree. As an unmodified botanical extract it is fully natural origin.
In plain English
An extract of star fruit used to condition skin. It is obtained directly from the fruit, so it counts as fully plant-derived.
CosIng definition: Averrhoa Carambola Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of Averrhoa carambola L., Oxalidaceae
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.
- 2AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AVERRHOA%20CARAMBOLA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT