How we scored it
Whole fruit material (pulp, sugars, enzymes such as papain, fibre) is plant-derived (n=1); nothing added. 1 / 1 = 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
Papaya fruit is harvested and processed into a pulp or dried powder for cosmetic use. No synthetic route exists; any drying aid or carrier would be declared separately on the INCI.
In plain English
The papaya fruit itself, processed to a pulp or powder, used in skincare for its skin-conditioning role. It is plant material, obtained by harvesting and processing the fruit.
CosIng definition: Carica Papaya Fruit is the fruit 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. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CARICA PAPAYA FRUIT. 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