Database/Skin Conditioning/Musa Acuminata Fruit Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Musa Acuminata Fruit Extract natural?

Yes. Extracted from banana fruit; entirely plant-derived mass.

INCI nameMusa Acuminata Fruit Extract
CAS97281-10-2
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the fruit of Musa acuminata (banana).…

How we scored it

Fruit extract; botanical extracts are 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

Extracted from the fruit of Musa acuminata (banana). No synthetic alternative route exists.

In plain English

A fruit extract from the banana plant, used as a skin-conditioning ingredient. It is produced by extracting the fruit pulp.

CosIng definition: Musa Acuminata Fruit Extract is the extract obtained from the fruit of the banana, Musa acuminata, Musaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2MUSA ACUMINATA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3MUSA ACUMINATA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MUSA%20ACUMINATA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT