How we scored it
Extract of cucumber fruit; extracted juice and solid mass wholly plant-derived → 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 or pressed from fresh cucumber fruit, widely grown for food and cosmetic use. No petrochemical alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract of fresh cucumber, valued for its soothing, hydrating feel on skin. It is drawn directly from the fruit.
CosIng definition: Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Cucumber, Cucumis sativus 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 SATIVUS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CUCUMIS SATIVUS 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%20SATIVUS%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT