How we scored it
Botanical fruit extract; whole natural material, no synthetic reagent mass retained = 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
Obtained by solvent or aqueous extraction of Rubus occidentalis (black raspberry) fruit, mainly grown in North America. No synthetic alternative route is used commercially.
In plain English
An astringent and skin-conditioning ingredient extracted from black raspberries. It comes from the fruit of Rubus occidentalis, grown mainly in North America.
CosIng definition: Rubus Occidentalis Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Black Raspberry, Rubus occidentalis 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 OCCIDENTALIS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3RUBUS OCCIDENTALIS 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%20OCCIDENTALIS%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT