How we scored it
Botanical fruit extract; entirely plant-derived. 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 Gardenia jasminoides (syn. Gardenia florida), typically with water or water/ethanol. No synthetic feedstock is used.
In plain English
An extract of gardenia fruit used as a natural colorant and skin conditioner. It's made by processing the fruit to capture its natural pigments and compounds.
CosIng definition: Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of Gardenia florida. The accepted scientific name for Gardenia florida is Gardenia jasminoides.
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.
- 2GARDENIA FLORIDA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GARDENIA FLORIDA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GARDENIA%20FLORIDA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT