How we scored it
Botanical extract: every extracted constituent is plant-derived (n = 1); extraction solvent leaves no counted mass. Natural mass / total mass = 1.00.
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
Dominant feedstock is fig fruit and leaves from Mediterranean and western Asian orchards, extracted with water, ethanol or glycol/glycerin solvents. No synthetic route exists for the extract; any carrier solvent is declared as a separate INCI line.
In plain English
An extract of the fruit and leaves of the common fig tree (Ficus carica), grown around the Mediterranean and in western Asia. It is used in skin-care products as a skin-conditioning ingredient. It is made by soaking the plant material in water, alcohol or a similar solvent.
CosIng definition: Ficus Carica Extract is an extract of the fruit and leaves of the Fig, Ficus carica L., Moraceae
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.
- 2FICUS CARICA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3FICUS CARICA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=FICUS%20CARICA%20EXTRACT