How we scored it
Botanical extract of coffee fruit; 100% plant-derived mass = 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
Solvent or aqueous extraction from coffee fruit (Rubiaceae). No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
An extract of coffee fruit, used as an antioxidant and skin-conditioning ingredient. Obtained directly from the fruit.
CosIng definition: Coffea Arabica Fruit Extract is an extract obtained from the fruits of Coffea arabica.
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.
- 2COFFEA ARABICA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3COFFEA ARABICA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=COFFEA%20ARABICA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT