How we scored it
Powder of dried, ground Araucaria angustifolia seeds: starch, fibre, protein and fat from the seed only. 1.0 / 1.0 = 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
Seeds (pinhao) of the Parana pine, Araucaria angustifolia, native to southern Brazil, are dried and ground to a powder. No commercially significant alternative route.
In plain English
A powder made by drying and grinding the seeds of the Parana pine, Araucaria angustifolia, a tree native to southern Brazil. It is used as a scrubbing (abrasive) ingredient in exfoliating products.
CosIng definition: Araucaria Angustifolia Seed Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground seeds of Araucaria angustifolia, Araucariaceae
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.
- 2ARAUCARIA ANGUSTIFOLIA SEED POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ARAUCARIA ANGUSTIFOLIA SEED POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ARAUCARIA%20ANGUSTIFOLIA%20SEED%20POWDER