How we scored it
Botanical fruit extract; this site's convention scores plant extracts 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
Extracted from the dried fruits (peppercorns) of Black Pepper (Piper nigrum) using a solvent or supercritical CO2. No synthetic route.
In plain English
Black pepper fruit extract used as a natural fragrance ingredient. Produced by extracting dried peppercorns with a solvent or supercritical CO2.
CosIng definition: Piper Nigrum Fruit Extract is an extract obtained from the fruits of the Black Pepper, Piper nigrum L., Piperaceae
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.
- 2PIPER NIGRUM FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PIPER NIGRUM 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%20NIGRUM%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT