How we scored it
Fruit extract of Rubus fruticosus (blackberry); water/solvent extraction; botanical extract = 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
Produced by extracting blackberry fruit with water or a hydro-glycolic solvent. No petrochemical alternative route is used for this extract.
In plain English
A blackberry fruit extract used to tone skin and add natural fragrance. It is made by extracting blackberries, so it comes entirely from the fruit.
CosIng definition: Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Blackberry, Rubus fruticosus 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.
- 2RUBUS FRUTICOSUS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3RUBUS FRUTICOSUS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=RUBUS%20FRUTICOSUS%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT