How we scored it
Botanical fruit extract; category rule assigns extracts 1.0 regardless of the extraction solvent used.
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
Obtained by extracting anise, Pimpinella anisum, fruit, commonly with a solvent such as ethanol or water, then removing the solvent. Used without further chemical modification.
In plain English
A fragrance and skin-conditioning ingredient extracted from anise seeds. It gives products a sweet, licorice-like scent using compounds naturally present in the plant.
CosIng definition: Pimpinella Anisum Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Anise, Pimpinella anisum L., Umbelliferae
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.
- 2PIMPINELLA ANISUM FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PIMPINELLA ANISUM FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PIMPINELLA%20ANISUM%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT