How we scored it
Fruit extract, no synthetic fragments; botanical extracts = 1.0 by rule.
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 fruit of the star apple tree (Chrysophyllum cainito), typically using water or a water-alcohol solvent. No alternative synthetic route exists for this plant extract.
In plain English
A moisturizing extract from star apple (caimito) fruit, used to help skin attract and retain water. It is produced by extracting the fruit pulp with water or a similar solvent.
CosIng definition: Chrysophyllum Cainito Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of Chrysophyllum cainito L., Sapotaceae
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.
- 2CHRYSOPHYLLUM CAINITO FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CHRYSOPHYLLUM CAINITO FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CHRYSOPHYLLUM%20CAINITO%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT