Database/Astringent/Eugenia Uniflora Fruit Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Eugenia Uniflora Fruit Extract natural?

Yes. Extracted directly from Eugenia uniflora (Pitanga) fruit; no petrochemical fragments.

INCI nameEugenia Uniflora Fruit Extract
FunctionAstringent · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the fruit of the Surinam cherry…

How we scored it

100% fruit extract (Pitanga). 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 from the fruit of the Surinam cherry (Eugenia uniflora), typically by aqueous extraction. No synthetic alternative route exists.

In plain English

A fruit extract from the Surinam cherry. Used as an astringent, skin-conditioning ingredient in cosmetic products.

CosIng definition: Eugenia Uniflora Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of Eugenia uniflora L., Myrtaceae

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