Database/Emollient/Arctium Lappa Seed Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Arctium Lappa Seed Oil natural?

Yes. The oil is expressed from burdock seeds, so its fatty acids and glycerol are both plant-synthesised and no other fragment is present.

INCI nameArctium Lappa Seed Oil
CAS84012-13-5
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockExpressed from the seeds of burdock (Arctium lappa),…

How we scored it

Fixed oil pressed from burdock seed: triglycerides of plant fatty acids (mainly linoleic and oleic) on a glycerol backbone, all plant-made; no added fragment, 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

Expressed from the seeds of burdock (Arctium lappa), a plant of temperate Europe and Asia. No synthetic route exists for this oil.

In plain English

A plant oil pressed from burdock seeds and used as an emollient, which softens and smooths skin. Like most seed oils it is made mostly of triglycerides, in this case rich in linoleic and oleic fatty acids.

CosIng definition: Arctium Lappa Seed Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the seeds of the Burdock, Arctium lappa L., Asteraceae

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