How we scored it
Plant extract: all constituents are plant metabolites (n=1); extraction solvent leaves no mass in the named ingredient. 1.00.
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
Dominant feedstock is bergamot fruit (grown mainly in Calabria, Italy), extracted with water, ethanol or glycol-water and filtered. No commercially significant synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of the fruit of the bergamot orange (Citrus aurantium var. bergamia), a citrus grown mainly in Calabria, Italy. It is used for skin conditioning in creams and lotions. Made by extracting the fruit material with water, alcohol or a glycol, then filtering.
CosIng definition: Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Bergamot, Citrus aurantium L. var. bergamia, Rutaceae
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.
- 2CITRUS AURANTIUM BERGAMIA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CITRUS AURANTIUM BERGAMIA 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%20BERGAMIA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT