How we scored it
Botanical extract of rosehip fruit; extraction leaves plant-derived material intact as the natural product. No synthetic fragments.
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
This extract is obtained from the fruit, rosehips, of the dog rose, Rosa canina. It is used as a skin-conditioning and astringent botanical with no synthetic additions.
In plain English
A skin-toning extract made from rosehips, the fruit of the wild dog rose. It's produced by extracting the fruit and used for its astringent, skin-conditioning properties.
CosIng definition: Rosa Canina Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Hip Rose, Rosa canina 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.
- 2ROSA CANINA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ROSA CANINA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ROSA%20CANINA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT