Database/Skin Conditioning/Citrus Aurantium Amara Fruit Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Citrus Aurantium Amara Fruit Extract natural?

Yes. Extract of bitter orange fruit; entirely plant-derived material.

INCI nameCitrus Aurantium Amara Fruit Extract
CAS72968-50-4
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the fruit of the bitter orange…

How we scored it

Botanical fruit extract; wholly natural feedstock.
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 bitter orange tree, Citrus aurantium var. amara. No synthetic route is used.

In plain English

A fruit extract from bitter orange, used to condition skin. It is fully natural, made by extracting the fruit with water or a solvent.

CosIng definition: Citrus Aurantium Amara Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Bitter Orange, Citrus aurantium L. var. amara L., Rutaceae

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