How we scored it
Whole botanical fruit extract of chayote; entirely natural. 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
Extracted from the fruit of chayote, Sechium edule (Cucurbitaceae), by standard aqueous or solvent extraction. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A fruit extract from chayote, a squash-like vegetable. It's used in skincare to condition and nourish skin with plant-derived compounds.
CosIng definition: Sechium Edule Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of Sechium edule, Cucurbitaceae
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.
- 2SECHIUM EDULE FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SECHIUM EDULE FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SECHIUM%20EDULE%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT