Is Balanites Aegyptiaca Fruit Extract natural?

Q: Is Balanites Aegyptiaca Fruit Extract natural?

Balanites Aegyptiaca Fruit Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Fruit extract of desert date, a natural plant material. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Fruit extract of desert date, a natural plant material.

INCI nameBalanites Aegyptiaca Fruit Extract

FeedstockExtracted from the fruit of the desert date…

How we scored it

Whole botanical fruit extract; plant carbon only.

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 the fruit of the desert date tree, typically by solvent extraction. No synthetic alternative exists.

In plain English

An extract from the fruit of the desert date tree, used to condition and nourish the skin.

CosIng definition: Balanites Aegyptiaca Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of Balanite aegyptiaca, Balanitaceae.

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.
2BALANITES AEGYPTIACA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
3BALANITES AEGYPTIACA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BALANITES%20AEGYPTIACA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT