How we scored it
Botanical extract of cashew seeds or fruit; every constituent is plant-derived and extraction solvents leave no counted mass: 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
Cashew seeds or fruit are extracted with a water, ethanol or glycol-water solvent and filtered. No alternative route is commercially significant.
In plain English
An extract of the seeds or fruit of the cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale), made by soaking the plant material in a solvent. It is listed as an emollient, meaning a skin softener. It comes directly from the plant.
CosIng definition: Anacardium Occidentale Extract is an extract of the seeds or the fruit of the Cashew, Anacardium occidentale L., Anacardiaceae
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.
- 2ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ANACARDIUM%20OCCIDENTALE%20EXTRACT