How we scored it
Pressed kukui nut oil, triglycerides of plant fatty acids: plant-derived only. 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
Dominant route is expeller or cold pressing of kukui nuts, mainly from Hawaii, the Pacific islands and South-East Asia, followed by filtration. No synthetic route applies.
In plain English
Oil pressed from the nuts of the kukui (candlenut) tree of Hawaii and the Pacific islands. It is used to soften and condition skin. It is a plant oil obtained by pressing.
CosIng definition: Aleurites Moluccanus Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the nuts of the kukui tree, Aleurites moluccanus, Euphorbiaceae
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.
- 2ALEURITES MOLUCCANUS SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ALEURITES MOLUCCANUS SEED OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ALEURITES%20MOLUCCANUS%20SEED%20OIL