Is Mangifera Indica Fruit natural?

Q: Is Mangifera Indica Fruit natural?

Mangifera Indica Fruit has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. The ingredient is mango fruit material, so all atoms are plant-derived. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. The ingredient is mango fruit material, so all atoms are plant-derived.

INCI nameMangifera Indica Fruit

CAS90063-86-8

FunctionAstringent

FeedstockMango fruit is harvested and processed, for example…

How we scored it

Plant fruit material with no added atoms: 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

Mango fruit is harvested and processed, for example dried or milled. No synthetic route exists.

In plain English

Material from the fruit of the mango tree, listed for its astringent (skin-tightening) effect. It is plant material, simply harvested and processed, with no chemical modification.

CosIng definition: Mangifera Indica Fruit is 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. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
3MANGIFERA INDICA FRUIT. 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