Database/Skin Conditioning/Physalis Peruviana Calyx Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Physalis Peruviana Calyx Extract natural?

Yes. Extracted from Physalis peruviana calyxes; entirely plant-derived material.

INCI namePhysalis Peruviana Calyx Extract
CAS1620202-03-0
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockFeedstock is the papery calyx of the cape…

How we scored it

Direct extract of cape gooseberry calyx; whole botanical extract; this site's 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

Feedstock is the papery calyx of the cape gooseberry plant, extracted with water or solvent. No synthetic route exists.

In plain English

An extract from the papery husk of the cape gooseberry plant, used to help condition skin.

CosIng definition: Physalis Peruviana Calyx Extract is the extract of the calyxes of Physalis peruviana, Solanaceae.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2PHYSALIS PERUVIANA CALYX EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3PHYSALIS PERUVIANA CALYX EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PHYSALIS%20PERUVIANA%20CALYX%20EXTRACT