How we scored it
Fruit extract: all mass is plant-derived (sugars, acids, polyphenols); extraction solvent leaves no mass. Natural 1.0 / total 1.0 = 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
Fruit of the rose myrtle shrub is extracted with water or an alcohol/glycol solvent and concentrated. No synthetic route exists, and any carrier solvent is declared separately on the label.
In plain English
A fruit extract from rose myrtle, a shrub native to southern and southeastern Asia, listed as a humectant, meaning it helps skin hold water. It is made by extracting the fruit with a solvent and keeping the dissolved plant compounds.
CosIng definition: Rhodomyrtus Tomentosa Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of Rhodomyrtus tomentosa, 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.
- 2RHODOMYRTUS TOMENTOSA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3RHODOMYRTUS TOMENTOSA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=RHODOMYRTUS%20TOMENTOSA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT