Is Olea Europaea Fruit Juice natural?

Q: Is Olea Europaea Fruit Juice natural?

Olea Europaea Fruit Juice has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Juice expressed from olive fruit; entirely natural. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Juice expressed from olive fruit; entirely natural.

INCI nameOlea Europaea Fruit Juice

CAS8001-25-0

FunctionAntioxidant

FeedstockExpressed from the fruit of the olive tree,…

How we scored it

Fruit juice, 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

Expressed from the fruit of the olive tree, Olea europaea. No synthetic alternative exists.

In plain English

An antioxidant ingredient made from the juice of olives. It's pressed directly from the fruit.

CosIng definition: Olea Europaea Fruit Juice is the juice expressed from the fruit of the Olive, Olea europaea L., Oleaceae

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