Database/Colorant/Piper Cubeba Fruit Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Piper Cubeba Fruit Extract natural?

Yes. Direct extract of cubeb pepper fruit; entirely plant-derived.

INCI namePiper Cubeba Fruit Extract
CAS90082-59-0
FunctionColorant · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from Piper cubeba fruit. No synthetic alternative…

How we scored it

Botanical fruit extract = 1.0 by convention.
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

Extracted from Piper cubeba fruit. No synthetic alternative exists.

In plain English

An extract from cubeb pepper fruit (Piper cubeba) used in cosmetics for skin conditioning and as a colorant.

CosIng definition: Piper Cubeba Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of Piper cubeba.

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