Is Ribes Rubrum Fruit Extract natural?

Q: Is Ribes Rubrum Fruit Extract natural?

Ribes Rubrum Fruit Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Extract of red currant berries, a natural plant material, no synthetic fragment present. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Extract of red currant berries, a natural plant material, no synthetic fragment present.

INCI nameRibes Rubrum Fruit Extract

CAS84650-22-6

FunctionTonic

FeedstockObtained by extracting the berries of the red…

How we scored it

Botanical fruit extract; plant extracts are rated 1.0 by this site's 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

Obtained by extracting the berries of the red currant, Ribes rubrum. No synthetic alternative is used.

In plain English

An extract from red currant berries used as a skin tonic. It's drawn directly from the fruit by extraction.

CosIng definition: Ribes Rubrum Fruit Extract is an extract of the berries of Red Currant, Ribes rubrum 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 RUBRUM FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
3RIBES RUBRUM FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=RIBES%20RUBRUM%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT