Is Citrus Reticulata Fruit Juice natural?

Q: Is Citrus Reticulata Fruit Juice natural?

Citrus Reticulata Fruit Juice has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Directly pressed citrus juice; unmodified natural plant material. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Directly pressed citrus juice; unmodified natural plant material.

INCI nameCitrus Reticulata Fruit Juice

FunctionSkin Conditioning

FeedstockObtained by pressing the fruit of the tangerine…

How we scored it

Expressed tangerine fruit juice; botanical juice 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

Obtained by pressing the fruit of the tangerine (Citrus reticulata). A simple mechanical extraction with no synthetic route.

In plain English

Juice pressed from tangerines, used to help condition skin. It's made simply by pressing the fruit.

CosIng definition: Citrus Reticulata Fruit Juice is the juice expressed from the fruit of the tangerine Citrus reticulata, 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 RETICULATA FRUIT JUICE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
3CITRUS RETICULATA FRUIT JUICE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CITRUS%20RETICULATA%20FRUIT%20JUICE