How we scored it
Whole botanical fruit extract; this site's convention scores all botanical extracts 1.0 regardless of internal composition.
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 mango tree, Mangifera indica. No alternative synthetic route exists; it is used precisely because it is a natural plant extract.
In plain English
An extract of mango fruit added to skincare for its skin-conditioning properties. It comes straight from the fresh fruit via pressing or solvent extraction, with no synthetic processing of the active molecules.
CosIng definition: Mangifera Indica Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Mango, Mangifera indica L., Anacardiaceae
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.
- 2MANGIFERA INDICA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MANGIFERA INDICA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MANGIFERA%20INDICA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT