How we scored it
Extract of whole cape gooseberry plant: withanolides, flavonoids, sugars and plant matter are all plant-derived (n=1). Extraction solvent leaves no mass. Total 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
Dominant route is solvent extraction of the whole plant. No alternative route is commercially significant.
In plain English
An extract of the whole cape gooseberry plant, made by soaking it in a solvent and concentrating the liquid. It is used as a skin-conditioning ingredient.
CosIng definition: Physalis Peruviana Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Physalis peruviana, Solanaceae.
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.
- 2PHYSALIS PERUVIANA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PHYSALIS PERUVIANA 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%20EXTRACT