How we scored it
Whole banana fruit extract; no synthetic fragments; botanical extracts are 1.0 by rule.
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
Produced by aqueous or solvent extraction of banana fruit. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of banana fruit used to condition skin, valued for its natural moisturising and soothing qualities.
CosIng definition: Musa Sapientum Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Banana, Musa sapientum L., Musaceae
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.
- 2MUSA SAPIENTUM FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MUSA SAPIENTUM 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%20SAPIENTUM%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT