Database/Skin Conditioning/Aframomum Melegueta Seed Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Aframomum Melegueta Seed Extract natural?

Yes. Plant seed extract — natural origin by definition, no petrochemical fragments.

INCI nameAframomum Melegueta Seed Extract
CAS90320-21-1
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the seeds of Aframomum melegueta (grains…

How we scored it

Botanical seed extract; all fragments natural per instructions.
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 from the seeds of Aframomum melegueta (grains of paradise), a West African spice plant. No synthetic route exists.

In plain English

A skin-conditioning ingredient extracted from the seeds of Aframomum melegueta, also known as grains of paradise, a West African spice plant.

CosIng definition: Aframomum Melegueta Seed Extract is an extract of the seed of Meliguetta Pepper, Aframomum melegueta, Zingiberaceae

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