Is Ficus Carica Fruit Juice natural?

Q: Is Ficus Carica Fruit Juice natural?

Ficus Carica Fruit Juice has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Expressed juice of fig fruit, entirely plant-derived. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Expressed juice of fig fruit, entirely plant-derived.

INCI nameFicus Carica Fruit Juice

CAS90028-74-3

FunctionAstringent

FeedstockPressed from fresh fig fruit. No synthetic alternative…

How we scored it

Whole botanical fruit juice; plant carbon and water only.

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

Pressed from fresh fig fruit. No synthetic alternative exists.

In plain English

Juice pressed from fresh figs, used in cosmetics for its mild astringent, skin-toning effect.

CosIng definition: Ficus Carica Fruit Juice is the liquid expressed from 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 JUICE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
3FICUS CARICA FRUIT JUICE. 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%20JUICE