How we scored it
Fixed oil expressed from hemp seeds; triglycerides wholly plant carbon → 1.0.
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
Cold-pressed from hemp seeds, grown widely in Europe, Canada and China. No synthetic alternative exists for the whole seed oil.
In plain English
An oil pressed from hemp seeds, used to soften and condition skin. It is the plant's natural seed oil, taken by simple pressing.
CosIng definition: Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the seeds of Cannabis sativa L., Cannabaceae
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.
- 2CANNABIS SATIVA SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CANNABIS SATIVA SEED OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CANNABIS%20SATIVA%20SEED%20OIL