How we scored it
Expressed fruit juice, mechanical pressing only, no chemical fragments added → 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
Obtained by mechanically pressing fresh cranberries. No synthetic alternative route exists for a fruit juice.
In plain English
Pressed cranberry juice added to skincare formulas for its natural fruit content and skin-conditioning properties.
CosIng definition: Vaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Juice is the juice expressed from 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 JUICE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3VACCINIUM MACROCARPON FRUIT JUICE. 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%20JUICE