How we scored it
Water/solvent extract of elderberry fruit; botanical-extract convention = 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
Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract is obtained by extracting elder (Sambucus nigra) berries with water or a food-grade solvent. No synthetic alternative is used commercially.
In plain English
An extract made from elderberries. It's used in skincare for its mild astringent, skin-tightening effect.
CosIng definition: Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract is an extract of the berries of the Elder, Sambucus nigra L., Caprifoliaceae
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.
- 2SAMBUCUS NIGRA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SAMBUCUS NIGRA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SAMBUCUS%20NIGRA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT