How we scored it
Plant extract, no single molecule: all constituents are plant metabolites (n = 1), so natural fraction = 1.0. Extraction solvents and carriers leave no counted mass.
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
Dried unripe allspice berries, grown mainly in Jamaica and Central America, are extracted with water, ethanol or a glycol-water solvent and filtered. No synthetic alternative route exists for a botanical extract.
In plain English
An extract of the unripe berries of allspice (Pimenta dioica), a tree of the Caribbean and Central America. Its cosmetic function is listed as tonic. It is made by soaking the dried berries in a solvent and filtering the liquid.
CosIng definition: Pimenta Dioica Fruit Extract is an extract of the unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica (L.), Myrtaceae
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.
- 2PIMENTA DIOICA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PIMENTA DIOICA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PIMENTA%20DIOICA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT