Is Citrus Glauca Fruit Extract natural?

Q: Is Citrus Glauca Fruit Extract natural?

Citrus Glauca Fruit Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Extract obtained directly from desert lime fruit with no petrochemical fragments introduced. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Extract obtained directly from desert lime fruit with no petrochemical fragments introduced.

INCI nameCitrus Glauca Fruit Extract

FunctionAntistatic · Hair Conditioning

FeedstockObtained by extraction of the fruit of Citrus…

How we scored it

Whole botanical fruit extract; this site's convention rates botanical extracts 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

Obtained by extraction of the fruit of Citrus glauca (desert lime), an Australian native citrus. Entirely plant-derived.

In plain English

An extract of desert lime, an Australian native citrus fruit. Used to condition hair and skin and to help retain moisture.

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