How we scored it
Dried, ground date fruit; botanical powders are 1.0 by rule.
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
Made by drying and grinding the fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera. No chemical processing beyond mechanical milling.
In plain English
A powder made from dried, ground dates, used in skincare for skin-conditioning benefits. Simply dried fruit, milled into powder.
CosIng definition: Phoenix Dactylifera Fruit Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground 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 POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA FRUIT POWDER. 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%20POWDER