How we scored it
Botanical seed extract; whole-plant material, no synthetic fragments. 1.0 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
Extracted from the seeds (beans) of Coffea canephora (robusta coffee) using standard solvent or aqueous extraction. No alternative synthetic route exists for this extract.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning extract made from robusta coffee beans, used in creams and lotions for its emollient and antioxidant properties.
CosIng definition: Coffea Canephora Seed Extract is the extract of the seeds of Coffea canephora, Rubiaceae
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 CANEPHORA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3COFFEA CANEPHORA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=COFFEA%20CANEPHORA%20SEED%20EXTRACT