How we scored it
100% fruit extract (Chinese hawthorn). 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
Extracted from the fruit of Chinese hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida), typically by aqueous or hydro-alcoholic extraction. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
An extract from Chinese hawthorn fruit, used as a skin-conditioning ingredient in cosmetic formulations.
CosIng definition: Crataegus Pinnatifida Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of Crataegus pinnatifida, Rosaceae.
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.
- 2CRATAEGUS PINNATIFIDA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CRATAEGUS PINNATIFIDA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CRATAEGUS%20PINNATIFIDA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT