How we scored it
Plant extract: constituents taken from pomelo peel (flavonoids, pectin, citrus terpenes, other metabolites) are all natural origin (n=1); extraction solvent leaves no mass. 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
Peel of Citrus maxima (pomelo), a fruit-processing by-product, is extracted with water, alcohol or glycol-water and filtered. No alternative route is significant; any carrier solvent in the commercial grade is declared separately.
In plain English
A plant extract made from pomelo peel. It is listed as a skin-protecting, moisture-holding (humectant) and skin-conditioning ingredient. It contains compounds taken from the peel, such as flavonoids and pectin.
CosIng definition: Citrus Maxima Peel Extract is the extract of the peels of Citrus maxima.
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 MAXIMA PEEL EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CITRUS MAXIMA 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%20MAXIMA%20PEEL%20EXTRACT