How we scored it
Fruit extract, wholly botanical.
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 Momordica cochinchinensis (gac fruit). No synthetic version exists.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning extract from gac fruit, a Southeast Asian fruit prized for its deep orange-red colour. It's made directly from the fruit.
CosIng definition: Momordica Cochinchinensis Fruit Extract is the the extract obtained from the fruit of Momordica cochinchinensis, Cucurbitaceae
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.
- 2MOMORDICA COCHINCHINENSIS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MOMORDICA COCHINCHINENSIS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MOMORDICA%20COCHINCHINENSIS%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT