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100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Trapa Japonica Fruit Extract natural?

Yes. Extract of a plant fruit; whole-plant-derived material is natural origin.

INCI nameTrapa Japonica Fruit Extract
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the fruit of Trapa japonica (water…

How we scored it

Botanical fruit extract; this site's convention botanical extracts = 1.00
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 Trapa japonica (water caltrop), typically by water or hydro-glycolic extraction.

In plain English

A plant extract from the fruit of Trapa japonica (water caltrop), used in skincare for conditioning.

CosIng definition: Trapa Japonica Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Trapa japonica, Oenotheraceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2TRAPA JAPONICA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3TRAPA JAPONICA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TRAPA%20JAPONICA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT