Database/Humectant/Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Juice
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Juice natural?

Yes. Watermelon juice is directly pressed plant material with no synthetic modification.

INCI nameCitrullus Lanatus Fruit Juice
CAS90244-99-8
FunctionHumectant · Flavouring
FeedstockSimply pressed/expressed from fresh watermelon fruit. No alternative…

How we scored it

Expressed fruit juice; this site's convention scores juices 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

Simply pressed/expressed from fresh watermelon fruit. No alternative manufacturing route is used.

In plain English

Juice pressed directly from watermelon fruit, used as a humectant to attract moisture to the skin. A simple, unmodified plant-derived ingredient.

CosIng definition: Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Juice is the juice expressed from the fruit of the Watermelon, Citrullus lanatus, Cucurbitaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2CITRULLUS LANATUS FRUIT JUICE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3CITRULLUS LANATUS FRUIT JUICE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CITRULLUS%20LANATUS%20FRUIT%20JUICE