How we scored it
Fruit extract; whole botanical material, naturally saponin-rich.
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 soapberry fruit (soap nuts), traditionally used as a natural cleanser due to natural saponin content. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A gentle cleansing extract from soapberry fruit (soap nuts), which naturally foam due to plant compounds called saponins. It's used as a mild cleansing ingredient sourced directly from the fruit.
CosIng definition: Sapindus Saponaria Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of Sapindus saponaria.
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.
- 2SAPINDUS SAPONARIA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SAPINDUS SAPONARIA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SAPINDUS%20SAPONARIA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT