How we scored it
Whole-fruit botanical extract; all mass plant-derived by this site's convention → 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
Produced by solvent or aqueous extraction of Vaccinium vitis-idaea fruit. No alternative synthetic route exists for this botanical extract.
In plain English
An antioxidant extract made from lingonberry (cowberry) fruit. It is used in skincare to help protect skin cells from everyday environmental stress.
CosIng definition: Vaccinium Vitis-Idaea Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Cowberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea L., 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 VITIS-IDAEA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA 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%20VITIS-IDAEA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT