How we scored it
Botanical fruit extract; wholly natural feedstock.
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 Cherokee rose, Rosa laevigata. No synthetic route is used.
In plain English
A fruit extract from Cherokee rose hips, used to condition skin. It is fully natural, made by extracting the fruit with water or a solvent.
CosIng definition: Rosa Laevigata Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of Rosa Laevigata, 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 LAEVIGATA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ROSA LAEVIGATA 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%20LAEVIGATA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT