How we scored it
Botanical peel extract: 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 peels are extracted with water, glycols or alcohol and the extract is filtered and concentrated. No alternative route exists.
In plain English
Extract of the peel of the fruit of Japanese pepper (sansho), a spice plant, used for its antimicrobial effect. Made by soaking the peel in a solvent and concentrating the liquid.
CosIng definition: Zanthoxylum Piperitum Peel Extract is an extract of the peels of the Prickly Ash, Zanthoxylum piperitum, Rutaceae
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.
- 2ZANTHOXYLUM PIPERITUM PEEL EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ZANTHOXYLUM PIPERITUM PEEL EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ZANTHOXYLUM%20PIPERITUM%20PEEL%20EXTRACT