How we scored it
Botanical seed extract = 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 from Avena sativa (oat) seeds/grain. No petrochemical alternative.
In plain English
An extract of oat seeds (the oat grain) used to condition skin and hair. Made by extracting compounds directly from oats.
CosIng definition: Avena Sativa (Oat) Seed Extract is the extract of the seeds of the oat, Avena sativa, 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 SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3AVENA SATIVA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AVENA%20SATIVA%20SEED%20EXTRACT