Database/Emollient/Cucurbita Pepo Fruit
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Cucurbita Pepo Fruit natural?

Yes. All constituents are natural components of pumpkin fruit, Cucurbita pepo, carried through with no added synthetic fragment.

INCI nameCucurbita Pepo Fruit
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockDominant feedstock is agricultural pumpkin fruit, processed by…

How we scored it

Whole fruit material (n = 1): carbohydrates, fibre, pigments and minerals all plant-derived; no petrochemical fragment. 1.0 / 1.0 = 1.00.
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

Dominant feedstock is agricultural pumpkin fruit, processed by pulping, drying or milling. No commercially significant synthetic route exists.

In plain English

Pumpkin fruit, usually used as a dried powder, puree or pulp, added to condition and soften skin. It supplies natural plant sugars, fibre, carotenoids and minerals and is simply the pumpkin fruit itself, processed physically with no chemical modification.

CosIng definition: Cucurbita Pepo Fruit is the fruit of the pumpkin Cucurbita pepo.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2CUCURBITA PEPO FRUIT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3CUCURBITA PEPO FRUIT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CUCURBITA%20PEPO%20FRUIT