How we scored it
Apricot fruit material (fresh, dried or powdered); all atoms plant-derived: 1.00.
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: apricot fruit from cultivation, dried and milled or pulped for cosmetic use. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
The apricot fruit itself, used for its astringent, skin-tightening effect. It is plant material from the apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca.
CosIng definition: Prunus Armeniaca Fruit is the fruit of the Apricot, Prunus armeniaca L., Rosaceae
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.
- 2PRUNUS ARMENIACA FRUIT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PRUNUS ARMENIACA FRUIT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PRUNUS%20ARMENIACA%20FRUIT