How we scored it
Fruit/bud extract; botanical extract convention = 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 the flower buds and berries of the caper bush (Capparis spinosa), grown around the Mediterranean. Obtained by solvent or water extraction.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning extract from caper buds and berries, the same plant used to make the pickled condiment. Added to skincare for its antioxidant plant compounds.
CosIng definition: Capparis Spinosa Fruit Extract is an extract of the buds and berries of the Caper, Capparis spinosa L., Capparidaceae
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.
- 2CAPPARIS SPINOSA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CAPPARIS SPINOSA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CAPPARIS%20SPINOSA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT