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 the seeds of Avena strigosa (black/bristle oat). No petrochemical alternative.
In plain English
An extract of black oat seeds used to condition skin. Made by extracting compounds directly from this oat variety's seeds.
CosIng definition: Avena Strigosa Seed Extract is an extract of the seeds of Avena strigosa, 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 STRIGOSA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3AVENA STRIGOSA 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%20STRIGOSA%20SEED%20EXTRACT