Database/Abrasive/Avena Sativa Kernel Flour
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Avena Sativa Kernel Flour natural?

Yes. Made by fine-grinding oat kernels; entire mass is oat grain, no petrochemical or synthetic fragment added.

INCI nameAvena Sativa Kernel Flour
CAS134134-86-4
FunctionAbrasive · Absorbent
FeedstockProduced by finely grinding whole oat kernels into…

How we scored it

Ground powder of whole oat kernels; simple mechanical milling, no chemical modification; botanical powder = 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

Produced by finely grinding whole oat kernels into a flour/powder used for texture and mild abrasive action. No alternative synthetic route is used; it is purely mechanically processed grain.

In plain English

A fine powder made by grinding whole oats, used to gently exfoliate and bulk up formulas. It's simply milled oat grain, with no chemical processing.

CosIng definition: Avena Sativa Kernel Flour is is the powder obtained by the fine grinding of the kernels of the Oat, Avena sativa L., Poaceae

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