How we scored it
Extract of Brazil nut seeds; extraction leaves no petrochemical mass → 1.00.
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
Bertholletia Excelsa (Brazil Nut) Seed Extract is obtained by extracting the seed with a solvent removed from the finished ingredient. No synthetic alternative applies to a botanical extract.
In plain English
An extract from Brazil nuts used in skincare for its conditioning properties. It comes directly from the seed with no synthetic processing.
CosIng definition: Bertholletia Excelsa Seed Extract is the extract from the seeds of the Bertholetia excelsa, Lecythidaceae
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.
- 2BERTHOLLETIA EXCELSA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BERTHOLLETIA EXCELSA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BERTHOLLETIA%20EXCELSA%20SEED%20EXTRACT