Is Evodia Rutaecarpa Fruit Extract natural?

Q: Is Evodia Rutaecarpa Fruit Extract natural?

Evodia Rutaecarpa Fruit Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Extract of Evodia fruit, a traditional botanical material with no synthetic component. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Extract of Evodia fruit, a traditional botanical material with no synthetic component.

INCI nameEvodia Rutaecarpa Fruit Extract

FunctionSkin Conditioning

FeedstockExtracted from the dried fruit of Evodia rutaecarpa,…

How we scored it

Fruit extract, no synthetic fragments → 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 dried fruit of Evodia rutaecarpa, used in traditional Chinese herbal preparations. No synthetic route exists.

In plain English

An extract from the fruit of a traditional Chinese medicinal plant, used to condition and smooth the skin.

CosIng definition: Evodia Rutaecarpa Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Evodia, Evodia rutaecarpa, Rutaceae

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