Is Kochia Scoparia Fruit Extract natural?

Q: Is Kochia Scoparia Fruit Extract natural?

Kochia Scoparia Fruit Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Extracted directly from Kochia scoparia fruit; no petrochemical fragments. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Extracted directly from Kochia scoparia fruit; no petrochemical fragments.

INCI nameKochia Scoparia Fruit Extract

FunctionSkin Conditioning

FeedstockExtracted from the fruit of Kochia scoparia (Belvedere/summer…

How we scored it

100% fruit extract (Kochia). 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 Kochia scoparia (Belvedere/summer cypress), typically by aqueous or hydro-alcoholic extraction. No synthetic alternative route exists.

In plain English

A fruit extract from the Kochia plant, also called summer cypress. Used as a skin-conditioning ingredient in cosmetics.

CosIng definition: Kochia Scoparia Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit Kochia scoparia, Chenopodiaceae

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