How we scored it
Whole botanical fruit extract; this site's convention scores plant extracts 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 dried cayenne pepper fruit using water or an alcohol-based solvent. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
An extract from cayenne pepper fruit, used in skincare for its conditioning and warming effect. It's made by extracting the dried peppers with water or alcohol.
CosIng definition: Capsicum Frutescens Fruit Extract is an extract of the dried fruit of the Cayenne Pepper, Capsicum frutescens L., Solanaceae
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.
- 2CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CAPSICUM%20FRUTESCENS%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT