How we scored it
Botanical fruit extract; natural origin throughout.
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 Xanthium sibiricum (cocklebur) using water or solvent. No petrochemical feedstock is involved.
In plain English
A fruit extract from cocklebur, used in skincare to help condition the skin.
CosIng definition: Xanthium Sibiricum Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of Xanthium sibiricum, Asteraceae
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.
- 2XANTHIUM SIBIRICUM FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3XANTHIUM SIBIRICUM FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=XANTHIUM%20SIBIRICUM%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT