How we scored it
Whole fruit (berry) extract; natural per convention regardless of perfuming use.
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 ripe juniper berries, typically by solvent or CO2 extraction. No petrochemical alternative.
In plain English
An extract from juniper berries, used to condition skin and add scent. It's taken from the ripe berries of the juniper shrub.
CosIng definition: Juniperus Communis Fruit Extract is an extract of the ripe fruit of the Juniper, Juniperus communis L., Cupressaceae
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.
- 2JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=JUNIPERUS%20COMMUNIS%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT