How we scored it
Botanical fruit extract, this site's convention = 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 fruit of the Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa). Produced by solvent or water extraction with no petrochemical inputs.
In plain English
An extract of gooseberry fruit, used as a skin-softening emollient.
CosIng definition: Ribes Uva-Crispa Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of Gooseberry, Ribes uva-crispa L. (syn R. grossularia 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 UVA-CRISPA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3RIBES UVA-CRISPA 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%20UVA-CRISPA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT