How we scored it
Ground seed powder, no chemical modification; whole mass is botanical (powders = 1.0 by this site's method).
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
Made by drying and grinding Bertholletia excelsa (Brazil nut) seeds. Purely mechanical processing; no alternative route.
In plain English
A gritty powder made by grinding dried Brazil nut seeds, used to gently scrub away dead skin in exfoliating scrubs and cleansers. It comes straight from the nut with no chemical processing.
CosIng definition: Bertholletia Excelsa Seed Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground 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 POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BERTHOLLETIA EXCELSA SEED POWDER. 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%20POWDER