How we scored it
Extract of caraway fruit; whole botanical material, no synthetic fragments.
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 caraway seeds (fruits), a common culinary spice crop. Extraction solvents leave no mass in the final product.
In plain English
A fragrance ingredient extracted from caraway seeds, the same spice used in cooking. It contributes a warm, spicy scent to cosmetic formulas and comes directly from the caraway plant's fruit.
CosIng definition: Carum Carvi Fruit Extract is an extract obtained from the fruits of the Caraway, Carum carvi L., Umbelliferae
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.
- 2CARUM CARVI FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CARUM CARVI FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CARUM%20CARVI%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT