How we scored it
Dried plant fruit, no synthetic fragment; every atom is natural origin, 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
Rose hips are harvested from the dog rose, dried and ground. There is no alternative route.
In plain English
The fleshy fruit (hip) of the dog rose, dried and ground. Used as an astringent plant material. It is harvested with no chemical conversion.
CosIng definition: Rosa Canina Fruit is the fleshy 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. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ROSA CANINA FRUIT. 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