How we scored it
Whole cranberry fruit extract; no synthetic fragments; botanical extracts are 1.0 by rule.
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
Produced by solvent extraction of cranberries. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of cranberry fruit used as an astringent ingredient in skincare formulations.
CosIng definition: Vaccinium Macrocarpon Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon, Ericaceae
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.
- 2VACCINIUM MACROCARPON FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3VACCINIUM MACROCARPON FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=VACCINIUM%20MACROCARPON%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT