How we scored it
Ground seed flour; wholly natural feedstock, no chemical alteration.
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
Produced by finely grinding peanuts, Arachis hypogaea. No synthetic processing is involved.
In plain English
A flour made from finely ground peanuts, used as a mild abrasive and thickener. It is fully natural, made simply by grinding the nuts.
CosIng definition: Arachis Hypogaea Flour is the flour obtained from finely ground peanuts, Arachis hypogaea.
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.
- 2ARACHIS HYPOGAEA FLOUR. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ARACHIS HYPOGAEA FLOUR. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ARACHIS%20HYPOGAEA%20FLOUR