How we scored it
Liquid pressed from blackcurrant fruit; 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: pressing of Ribes nigrum berries, followed by filtering or concentrating. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
Juice pressed from blackcurrants and used for its skin-conditioning effect. It is plant-derived, from the fruit of Ribes nigrum.
CosIng definition: Ribes Nigrum Juice is the liquid expressed from the Black Currant, Ribes nigrum L., Saxifragaceae
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.
- 2RIBES NIGRUM JUICE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3RIBES NIGRUM JUICE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=RIBES%20NIGRUM%20JUICE