Database/Skin Conditioning/Brassica Nigra Seed Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Brassica Nigra Seed Extract natural?

Yes. Extract of black mustard seeds, Brassica nigra; entirely plant-derived with no petrochemical fragment.

INCI nameBrassica Nigra Seed Extract
CAS90064-15-6
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by extracting the seeds of black mustard,…

How we scored it

Whole botanical extract; per this site's convention all plant extracts score 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

Made by extracting the seeds of black mustard, Brassica nigra. No alternative synthetic route exists for this botanical extract.

In plain English

A skin-conditioning extract made from the seeds of black mustard, Brassica nigra. The seeds are extracted to yield an ingredient used in cosmetic formulations.

CosIng definition: Brassica Nigra Seed Extract is an extract of the seeds of the Black Mustard, Brassica nigra (L.), Brassicaceae

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