How we scored it
CosIng description confirms a fruit extract (1.0 by convention); the attached formula/IUPAC (a C26 branched alcohol) does not match guarana chemistry and is ignored as a likely mismatched database record.
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 guarana (Paullinia cupana) fruit/seeds using water or hydro-alcoholic solvent. No petrochemical alternative route exists for this botanical extract.
In plain English
An extract from guarana fruit (a caffeine-rich Amazonian plant), used to condition skin. Made by extracting compounds from the fruit with a solvent.
CosIng definition: Paullinia Cupana Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruits of the Guarana, Paullinia cupana, 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.
- 2PAULLINIA CUPANA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PAULLINIA CUPANA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PAULLINIA%20CUPANA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT