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100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Xanthium Strumarium Fruit Extract natural?

Yes. Water or alcohol extract of the fruit contains only plant-derived compounds, so every fragment is natural origin.

INCI nameXanthium Strumarium Fruit Extract
CAS90147-46-9
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockDried fruit (burs) of burweed or cocklebur (Xanthium…

How we scored it

Extract of Xanthium strumarium fruit: all constituents plant-derived; solvents leave no mass. 100% natural = 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

Dried fruit (burs) of burweed or cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) is extracted with water, glycols or alcohol. No synthetic route exists.

In plain English

A skin-conditioning plant extract made from the fruit (burs) of Xanthium strumarium, commonly called cocklebur or burweed, by extraction with water or alcohol.

CosIng definition: Xanthium Strumarium Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Burweed, Xanthium strumarium L., Compositae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2XANTHIUM STRUMARIUM FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3XANTHIUM STRUMARIUM 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%20STRUMARIUM%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT