How we scored it
Botanical extract of avocado fruit; 100% plant-derived mass = 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
Solvent or aqueous extraction from avocado fruit (Lauraceae). No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
An extract of avocado fruit, used as an emollient, moisturising and skin-conditioning ingredient. Obtained directly from the fruit.
CosIng definition: Persea Gratissima Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Avocado, Persea gratissima, Lauraceae
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.
- 2PERSEA GRATISSIMA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PERSEA GRATISSIMA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PERSEA%20GRATISSIMA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT