How we scored it
Fruit extract of Hovenia dulcis; botanical extract scored 1.0 per this site's convention.
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 Japanese raisin tree, Hovenia dulcis. Single extraction route.
In plain English
A fruit extract from the Japanese raisin tree, used to condition skin. Made by extracting the fruit directly.
CosIng definition: Hovenia Dulcis Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Hovenia, Hovenia dulcis, Rhamnaceae
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.
- 2HOVENIA DULCIS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HOVENIA DULCIS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HOVENIA%20DULCIS%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT