Database/Fragrance/Citrus Unshiu Peel Powder
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Citrus Unshiu Peel Powder natural?

Yes. The powder is the whole dried satsuma mandarin peel, so cell-wall polysaccharides, flavonoids and citrus oils are all plant-derived.

INCI nameCitrus Unshiu Peel Powder
CAS98106-71-9
FunctionFragrance
FeedstockSatsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu) peel, a by-product of…

How we scored it

Dried, ground satsuma peel: cellulose, pectin, flavonoids, citrus oils, all natural origin (n=1). No added atoms. 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

Satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu) peel, a by-product of fruit processing, is dried and milled to a powder. No alternative route is commercially significant.

In plain English

A powder made from dried satsuma mandarin peel. It is listed as a fragrance ingredient, giving a mild citrus scent. It is simply the dried peel, so it holds the peel's fibre and its natural citrus oils.

CosIng definition: Citrus Unshiu Peel Powder is the powder of the dried peel of the Mandarin orange, Satsuma, Citrus unshiu, Rutaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2CITRUS UNSHIU PEEL POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3CITRUS UNSHIU 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%20UNSHIU%20PEEL%20POWDER