How we scored it
Fruit (rose hip) solvent extract; solvent leaves no mass in the product.
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 (rose hips) of the rugosa rose (Rosa rugosa) using water or alcohol. No synthetic alternative route.
In plain English
An extract from rugosa rose hips, the fruit of the rose plant, used to condition skin. Made by extracting the fruit with a solvent.
CosIng definition: Rosa Rugosa Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of Rosa rugosa, 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 RUGOSA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ROSA RUGOSA 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%20RUGOSA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT