How we scored it
Whole-plant extract of Opuntia ficus-indica (prickly pear cactus); water/solvent extraction; botanical extract = 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
Produced by extracting the whole prickly pear cactus plant (pads/fruit) with water or a hydro-glycolic solvent. No petrochemical alternative route is used.
In plain English
An extract of the prickly pear cactus that conditions and hydrates skin. Made by extracting the whole cactus plant, so it's entirely plant-derived.
CosIng definition: Opuntia Ficus-Indica Extract is the extract of the whole plant of the Fig, Opuntia ficus-indica, Cactaceae
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.
- 2OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=OPUNTIA%20FICUS-INDICA%20EXTRACT