How we scored it
Extract of pandanus fruit; botanical extract convention = 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 the pandanus plant (Pandanus tectorius) using water or solvent. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract from pandanus fruit, used to help skin attract and hold moisture. It's made by extracting compounds from the fruit.
CosIng definition: Pandanus Tectorius Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of Pandanus tectorius, Pandanaceae
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.
- 2PANDANUS TECTORIUS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PANDANUS TECTORIUS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PANDANUS%20TECTORIUS%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT