How we scored it
Fruit solvent extract; no synthetic fragment, so 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 dried fruit of Vitex agnus-castus (chasteberry) by standard solvent extraction. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract from chasteberry fruit used to help condition the skin.
CosIng definition: Vitex Agnus-Castus Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of Vitex agnus-castus, Lamiaceae
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.
- 2VITEX AGNUS-CASTUS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3VITEX AGNUS-CASTUS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=VITEX%20AGNUS-CASTUS%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT