How we scored it
Juice expressed directly from whole plant; plant-origin liquid, no extraction solvent involved → 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
Expressed from the whole plant of the ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum), a succulent known for its water-storing leaves. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A hydrating juice pressed from the ice plant, a water-storing succulent, used to help skin retain moisture. It's made simply by pressing the whole plant for its juice.
CosIng definition: Mesembryanthemum Crystallinum Juice is the juice expressed from the whole plant, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, Aizoaceae.
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.
- 2MESEMBRYANTHEMUM CRYSTALLINUM JUICE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MESEMBRYANTHEMUM CRYSTALLINUM JUICE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MESEMBRYANTHEMUM%20CRYSTALLINUM%20JUICE