Is Citrus Nobilis Fruit Extract natural?

Q: Is Citrus Nobilis Fruit Extract natural?

Citrus Nobilis Fruit Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Extract of mandarin fruit; entirely plant-derived material. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Extract of mandarin fruit; entirely plant-derived material.

INCI nameCitrus Nobilis Fruit Extract

CAS84929-38-4

FunctionFragrance · Skin Conditioning

FeedstockExtracted from the fruit of the mandarin orange,…

How we scored it

Botanical fruit extract; wholly natural feedstock.

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 the fruit of the mandarin orange, Citrus nobilis. No synthetic route is used.

In plain English

A fruit extract from mandarin oranges, used for fragrance and skin conditioning. It is fully natural, made by extracting the fruit with water or a solvent.

CosIng definition: Citrus Nobilis Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Mandarin, Citrus nobilis, 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 NOBILIS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
3CITRUS NOBILIS 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%20NOBILIS%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT