How we scored it
Dried, ground lemon peel is unprocessed botanical matter; powders are 1.0 by this site's convention.
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 drying and grinding the peel of lemons (Citrus limon). A direct mechanical process; no synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A powder made by drying and grinding lemon peel. It's used in cosmetics to absorb oil and add texture, and comes straight from the fruit with no chemical processing.
CosIng definition: Citrus Limon Peel Powder is the powder obtained from the crushed 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 POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CITRUS LIMON PEEL POWDER. 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%20POWDER