How we scored it
Botanical fruit extract; 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 genipap tree (Genipa americana) using water or a hydro-alcoholic solvent. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A fruit extract from the genipap tree, used as a skin-conditioning ingredient in cosmetics.
CosIng definition: Genipa Americana Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of the Genipa americana, Rubiaceae
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.
- 2GENIPA AMERICANA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GENIPA AMERICANA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GENIPA%20AMERICANA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT