How we scored it
Whole fruit extract, plant-derived atoms only = 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 fig, Ficus carica. Fully plant-derived with no synthetic fragments.
In plain English
An extract of fig fruit used as a humectant to help skin attract and hold moisture.
CosIng definition: Ficus Carica Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit 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 FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3FICUS CARICA FRUIT 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%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT