How we scored it
Fruit extract of Cucumis melo (melon); water/solvent extraction of fruit tissue; botanical extract = 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
Made by extracting honey melon fruit with water or a hydro-glycolic solvent to capture natural sugars and antioxidants. No petrochemical alternative route exists.
In plain English
An extract from honey melon that helps condition and hydrate skin. It's made by extracting the fruit, so it comes entirely from the melon.
CosIng definition: Cucumis Melo Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Honey Melon, Cucumis melo L., Cucurbitaceae
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.
- 2CUCUMIS MELO FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CUCUMIS MELO FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CUCUMIS%20MELO%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT