How we scored it
Fruit extract, no synthetic fragments; botanical extracts = 1.0 by rule.
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 (cones) of the Mediterranean cypress tree (Cupressus sempervirens) using water or a water-alcohol solvent. No synthetic route is used.
In plain English
A conditioning plant extract from cypress fruit, also valued for its scent. It is made by extracting the cypress cones with water or a similar solvent.
CosIng definition: Cupressus Sempervirens Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Cypress, Cupressus sempervirens L., Pinaceae
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.
- 2CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CUPRESSUS%20SEMPERVIRENS%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT