How we scored it
Botanical peel extract — natural per this site's convention → 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 lemon (Citrus limon) peel by pressing or solvent extraction. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of lemon peel used in skincare and haircare for skin conditioning and as a light fragrance/tonic ingredient.
CosIng definition: Citrus Limon Peel Extract is an extract of the peel 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 PEEL EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CITRUS LIMON PEEL 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%20PEEL%20EXTRACT