Is Citrus Depressa Fruit Extract natural?

Q: Is Citrus Depressa Fruit Extract natural?

Citrus Depressa Fruit Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Extract obtained directly from citrus fruit by extraction, entirely plant-derived. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Extract obtained directly from citrus fruit by extraction, entirely plant-derived.

INCI nameCitrus Depressa Fruit Extract

FunctionSkin Conditioning

FeedstockExtracted from the fruit of Citrus depressa (shiikuwasa),…

How we scored it

Whole botanical fruit extract, all carbon from Citrus depressa fruit; 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

Extracted from the fruit of Citrus depressa (shiikuwasa), a citrus tree grown mainly in Okinawa, Japan. Production is simple solvent or aqueous extraction with no synthetic modification.

In plain English

An extract from shiikuwasa, a small Okinawan citrus fruit, used to condition skin. It's made by extracting compounds directly from the fruit.

CosIng definition: Citrus Depressa Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of Citrus depressa, 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 DEPRESSA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
3CITRUS DEPRESSA 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%20DEPRESSA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT