How we scored it
Vesicles isolated physically from lemon juice; their lipids, proteins and sugars are fruit-derived (n=1); no synthetic fragment. 1 / 1 = 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
Lemon juice is typically filtered or centrifuged to isolate the small plant vesicles it contains. Any carrier or preservative in a commercial supply would be declared separately on the INCI.
In plain English
Tiny natural vesicles (membrane-bound sacs) separated from lemon juice, listed with antioxidant, humectant, skin-protecting and skin-conditioning roles. They are isolated physically from the fruit juice rather than built chemically.
CosIng definition: Citrus Limon Fruit Juice Vesicles are the vesicles isolated from the juice of the fruit of Citrus limon.
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 JUICE VESICLES. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CITRUS LIMON FRUIT JUICE VESICLES. 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%20JUICE%20VESICLES