How we scored it
Seed fat: triglycerides of lauric and myristic acids (plus oleic, palmitic) on glycerol, all plant-made; nothing added, natural mass equals total mass, 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
Extracted, usually by pressing, from the seed kernels of the tucuma palm (Astrocaryum tucuma), native to the Amazon basin. No synthetic route exists for this butter.
In plain English
A solid plant fat obtained from the seed kernels of the tucuma palm, native to the Amazon region. It is rich in lauric and myristic acid triglycerides and is used as an emollient to soften skin.
CosIng definition: Astrocaryum Tucuma Seed Butter is the fat obtained from the seeds of Astrocaryum tucuma, Arecaceae
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.
- 2ASTROCARYUM TUCUMA SEED BUTTER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ASTROCARYUM TUCUMA SEED BUTTER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ASTROCARYUM%20TUCUMA%20SEED%20BUTTER