How we scored it
Juice expressed from papaya fruit; whole botanical juice; this site's 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
Feedstock is ripe papaya fruit, pressed to express the juice. No synthetic alternative route is used.
In plain English
Juice expressed from papaya fruit, used in cosmetics to help skin hold moisture and feel conditioned.
CosIng definition: Carica Papaya Fruit Juice is the liquid expressed from the fruits of the Papaya, Carica papaya L., Caricaceae
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.
- 2CARICA PAPAYA FRUIT JUICE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CARICA PAPAYA FRUIT JUICE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CARICA%20PAPAYA%20FRUIT%20JUICE