How we scored it
Botanical seed extract; whole ingredient counts as natural plant material 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
Produced by extracting the seeds of Citrus paradisi (grapefruit) with solvent. No alternative synthetic route exists for a botanical extract.
In plain English
An extract of grapefruit seeds used to add fragrance and skin-conditioning properties to cosmetic products. Made by extracting the seeds of the grapefruit.
CosIng definition: Citrus Paradisi Seed Extract is an extract of the seeds obtained from the Grapefruit, Citrus paradisi M., 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 PARADISI SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CITRUS PARADISI SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CITRUS%20PARADISI%20SEED%20EXTRACT