How we scored it
Ground bran (kernel coat) of oat; a natural botanical powder with no processing that introduces petrochemical mass.
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
Avena Sativa Bran is the milled kernel coat of oats (Avena sativa). No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
The ground outer coating of oat kernels. Used as a mild abrasive, bulking and absorbent ingredient, for example in scrubs.
CosIng definition: Avena Sativa Bran is the broken coat of the kernels of the Oat, Avena sativa L., Poaceae
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.
- 2AVENA SATIVA BRAN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3AVENA SATIVA BRAN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AVENA%20SATIVA%20BRAN