How we scored it
Fruit extract of honeyberry; botanical extract 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
Obtained by extracting the fruit of the honeyberry (Lonicera caerulea) plant, usually with water or a water/alcohol mix. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract from honeyberry fruit, added to skincare for its antioxidant and conditioning properties. It's made by extracting compounds directly from the berries.
CosIng definition: Lonicera Caerulea Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of Lonicera caerulea.
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.
- 2LONICERA CAERULEA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LONICERA CAERULEA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LONICERA%20CAERULEA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT