Database/Emollient/Bixa Orellana Seed Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Bixa Orellana Seed Oil natural?

Yes. Expressed oil traces entirely to annatto seed material; no petrochemical solvent mass remains in the final oil.

INCI nameBixa Orellana Seed Oil
CAS89957-43-7
FunctionEmollient · Humectant
FeedstockExpressed from the seeds of Bixa orellana (annatto).…

How we scored it

Botanical seed oil; this site's convention oils = 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

Expressed from the seeds of Bixa orellana (annatto). No alternative synthetic route is used commercially for this emollient oil.

In plain English

An emollient and moisturising oil pressed from the seeds of the annatto plant, also known for producing a natural orange-red colourant.

CosIng definition: Bixa Orellana Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the seeds of the Annatto, Bixa orellana L., Bixaceae

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