How we scored it
Extract of argan seedcake (pressed kernel residue); botanical extract, entirely plant-derived = 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
Extraction of the defatted press cake from Argania spinosa kernels after oil pressing, mainly from Morocco. No alternative route applies.
In plain English
An extract of the press cake left after argan oil is pressed from argan kernels, used to attract and hold moisture in skin-care products.
CosIng definition: Argania Spinosa Seedcake Extract is the extract of the seedcake of Argania spinosa, Sapotaceae.
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.
- 2ARGANIA SPINOSA SEEDCAKE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ARGANIA SPINOSA SEEDCAKE EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ARGANIA%20SPINOSA%20SEEDCAKE%20EXTRACT