Database/Skin Conditioning/Acanthosicyos Horridus Seed Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Acanthosicyos Horridus Seed Oil natural?

Yes. Triglycerides and fatty acids pressed from nara melon seeds are plant-derived; no other feedstock is involved.

INCI nameAcanthosicyos Horridus Seed Oil
FunctionSkin Conditioning · Skin Protecting
FeedstockSeeds of the nara melon (Acanthosicyos horridus) from…

How we scored it

Fixed oil expressed from seeds: all atoms plant-derived = 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

Seeds of the nara melon (Acanthosicyos horridus) from the Namib desert are pressed to give the oil. No synthetic route exists.

In plain English

A vegetable oil pressed from the seeds of the nara melon, a desert plant of Namibia. It is used to soften and protect skin.

CosIng definition: Acanthosicyos Horridus Seed Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the seeds of Acanthosicyos horridus, Cucurbitaceae.

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. 2ACANTHOSICYOS HORRIDUS SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3ACANTHOSICYOS HORRIDUS SEED OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ACANTHOSICYOS%20HORRIDUS%20SEED%20OIL