How we scored it
Pressed seed oil (triglycerides and minor seed lipids), all 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 Amaranthus hypochondriacus are pressed (expressed) to give the oil, which may then be refined. No alternative route is commercially significant.
In plain English
A plant oil pressed from the seeds of amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus). It is used as an emollient, meaning a skin softener, in creams and oils. It comes directly from the seeds by pressing.
CosIng definition: Amaranthus Hypochondriacus Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the seeds of Amaranthus hypochondriacus L., Amaranthaceae
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 HYPOCHONDRIACUS SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3AMARANTHUS HYPOCHONDRIACUS 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%20HYPOCHONDRIACUS%20SEED%20OIL