Database/Skin Conditioning/Illicium Verum Fruit Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Illicium Verum Fruit Extract natural?

Yes. All material traces to Illicium verum fruit via extraction, with no petrochemical building blocks.

INCI nameIllicium Verum Fruit Extract
CAS84650-59-9
FunctionSkin Conditioning · Perfuming
FeedstockMade by extracting or distilling star anise fruit/seed…

How we scored it

Whole-fruit extract of star anise; botanical extracts are rated 1.0 by 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

Made by extracting or distilling star anise fruit/seed pods. No alternative synthetic route is used for this extract.

In plain English

An extract from star anise fruit, used to condition skin and add a warm, spicy fragrance.

CosIng definition: Illicium Verum Fruit Extract is an extract obtained from the fruits of the Star Anise, Illicium verum, Illiciaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2ILLICIUM VERUM FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3ILLICIUM VERUM FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ILLICIUM%20VERUM%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT