Is Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Oil natural?

Q: Is Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Oil natural?

Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Oil has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Pressed directly from amaranth seeds; entirely plant-derived with no synthetic modification. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Pressed directly from amaranth seeds; entirely plant-derived with no synthetic modification.

INCI nameAmaranthus Caudatus Seed Oil

FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning

FeedstockExpressed (cold-pressed) from Amaranthus caudatus seeds. No alternative…

How we scored it

Whole expressed seed oil; this site's convention: vegetable oils = 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

Expressed (cold-pressed) from Amaranthus caudatus seeds. No alternative industrial route.

In plain English

Oil pressed from amaranth seeds, used as an emollient to soften and condition skin. A simple cold-pressed seed oil.

CosIng definition: Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the seeds of Amaranthus caudatus, Amarathaceae.

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