How we scored it
Fruit extract; whole botanical material.
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 cardamom pods, a common culinary and medicinal spice. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
An extract from cardamom pods, the same spice used in cooking, valued in cosmetics for antimicrobial properties. It's used in oral care and skin products, sourced from the spice's fruit.
CosIng definition: Elettaria Cardamomum Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of Elettaria cardamomum, Zingiberaceae.
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.
- 2ELETTARIA CARDAMOMUM FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ELETTARIA CARDAMOMUM FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ELETTARIA%20CARDAMOMUM%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT