Database/Skin Conditioning/Amaranthus Cruentus Seed Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Amaranthus Cruentus Seed Extract natural?

Yes. Whole extract of amaranth seed material — entirely plant-derived, no synthetic fragments.

INCI nameAmaranthus Cruentus Seed Extract
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the seeds of Amaranthus cruentus using…

How we scored it

Botanical seed extract; extracts are scored 1.0 by this site's convention.
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 Amaranthus cruentus using water or a food-grade solvent. No alternative synthetic route exists.

In plain English

A skin-conditioning extract made from the seeds of the amaranth plant, a grain crop. Produced by extracting the seeds with water or a solvent.

CosIng definition: Amaranthus Cruentus Seed Extract is the extract of the seeds of Amaranthus cruentus L., Amaranthaceae

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