How we scored it
Expressed yuzu juice: water, sugars, citric and other organic acids, flavonoids, all natural origin (n=1). No petrochemical atoms. 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
Fruits of Citrus junos (yuzu) are pressed and the juice is filtered, sometimes concentrated or pasteurised. No alternative route is commercially significant.
In plain English
Juice pressed from yuzu, a citrus fruit grown mainly in Japan and Korea. In skin and hair products it serves as a humectant, helping the formula hold moisture. It consists of the fruit's own water, sugars, acids and plant compounds.
CosIng definition: Citrus Junos Fruit Juice is the juice expressed from the fruits of Citrus junos, 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 JUNOS FRUIT JUICE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CITRUS JUNOS FRUIT JUICE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CITRUS%20JUNOS%20FRUIT%20JUICE