How we scored it
Botanical fruit extract; entirely plant-derived. 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 date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), typically with water or a water/glycol mix. No synthetic feedstock is involved.
In plain English
An extract of date fruit used as a skin-conditioning ingredient. It's made by processing dates to capture their natural moisturising compounds.
CosIng definition: Phoenix Dactylifera Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Date Palm, Phoenix dactylifera L., Palmaceae
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.
- 2PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PHOENIX%20DACTYLIFERA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT