Is Cnidium Monnieri Fruit Extract natural?

Q: Is Cnidium Monnieri Fruit Extract natural?

Cnidium Monnieri Fruit Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Extract of Cnidium monnieri fruit; extraction process leaves no synthetic mass in the finished ingredient. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Extract of Cnidium monnieri fruit; extraction process leaves no synthetic mass in the finished ingredient.

INCI nameCnidium Monnieri Fruit Extract

FunctionHumectant · Skin Conditioning

FeedstockExtracted from Cnidium monnieri fruit, typically via solvent…

How we scored it

Botanical extract, fruit — natural per 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

Extracted from Cnidium monnieri fruit, typically via solvent or supercritical CO2 extraction. No alternative route.

In plain English

A plant extract from the fruit of Cnidium monnieri, used as a humectant and skin-conditioning ingredient.

CosIng definition: Cnidium Monnieri Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of Cnidium monnieri, Apiaceae

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.
2CNIDIUM MONNIERI FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
3CNIDIUM MONNIERI FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CNIDIUM%20MONNIERI%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT