How we scored it
Dried, ground persimmon fruit powder; entire mass is plant material, no processing adds synthetic mass. 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 drying and grinding persimmon (Diospyros kaki) fruit to a powder. No synthetic route applies to this simple mechanical process.
In plain English
A powder made from dried, ground persimmon fruit, used to condition skin and help with odour control. It is produced simply by drying and milling the whole fruit.
CosIng definition: Diospyros Kaki Fruit Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground fruit of Diospyros kaki.
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.
- 2DIOSPYROS KAKI FRUIT POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3DIOSPYROS KAKI FRUIT POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DIOSPYROS%20KAKI%20FRUIT%20POWDER