How we scored it
Fruit extract of Citrus limon (lemon); water/solvent or cold-press extraction; botanical extract = 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
Made by extracting or cold-pressing lemon fruit to capture citrus oils, acids and flavonoids. No petrochemical alternative route is used for this extract.
In plain English
An extract from lemon fruit that conditions skin and adds natural citrus fragrance. It's made by extracting the fruit, so it's entirely lemon-derived.
CosIng definition: Citrus Limon Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Lemon, Citrus limon (L.), 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 LIMON FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CITRUS LIMON 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%20LIMON%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT