How we scored it
Extract of Morinda citrifolia; botanical extract, entirely plant-derived = 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
Solvent extraction of Morinda citrifolia plant material, grown in the Pacific islands and South-East Asia. No alternative route applies.
In plain English
A plant extract of noni (Morinda citrifolia), used as an astringent in skin-care products. It is made by extracting the plant material.
CosIng definition: Morinda Citrifolia Extract is an extract of the whole plant, Morinda citrifolia L., Rubiaceae
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.
- 2MORINDA CITRIFOLIA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MORINDA CITRIFOLIA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MORINDA%20CITRIFOLIA%20EXTRACT