Database/Skin Conditioning/Litchi Chinensis Fruit Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Litchi Chinensis Fruit Extract natural?

Yes. A direct extract of lychee fruit with no synthetic feedstock involved.

INCI nameLitchi Chinensis Fruit Extract
CAS91722-81-5
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the fruit of the lychee tree…

How we scored it

Botanical fruit extract, this site's convention = 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 lychee tree (Litchi chinensis) using water or a water/solvent mix. No petrochemical processing steps are involved.

In plain English

A fruit extract from lychee, used to condition and hydrate skin in moisturizers and other skin-care products.

CosIng definition: Litchi Chinensis Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Licci, Litchi chinensis, Sapindaceae

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