How we scored it
Fixed vegetable oil pressed from baobab leaves/fruit pulp; entirely triglyceride fatty-acid material, no synthetic component. 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
Extracted by pressing the pulp and leaves of the baobab tree (Adansonia digitata). No synthetic manufacturing route exists for this oil.
In plain English
A rich vegetable oil pressed from the baobab tree's fruit pulp and leaves. Used to soften and condition skin and hair. A traditional plant oil, not synthetically made.
CosIng definition: Adansonia Digitata Oil is the fixed oil obtained from the leaves and the pulp of fruits of the Monkey Bread Tree or the Baobab, Adansonia digitata L., Bombacaceae
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.
- 2ADANSONIA DIGITATA OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ADANSONIA DIGITATA OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ADANSONIA%20DIGITATA%20OIL