How we scored it
Fruit peel 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 peel of rambutan fruit, Nephelium lappaceum. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract from rambutan fruit peel, used to condition skin. It's made directly from the tropical fruit's skin.
CosIng definition: Nephelium Lappaceum Peel Extract is an extract of the peel of the fruits of Nephelium lappaceum, Sapindaceae
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.
- 2NEPHELIUM LAPPACEUM PEEL EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3NEPHELIUM LAPPACEUM PEEL EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=NEPHELIUM%20LAPPACEUM%20PEEL%20EXTRACT