How we scored it
Extract of shea (Butyrospermum parkii) butter or nuts: all constituents plant-derived; extraction solvents leave no mass. 100% natural = 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
Obtained by solvent or fractional extraction of butter or nuts from the shea tree grown in West Africa. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A conditioning extract of shea butter, used to soften and smooth skin and hair. It comes from the nuts of the shea tree, grown mainly in West Africa, and is obtained by solvent extraction or fractionation.
CosIng definition: Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Extract is an extract obtained from the Shea Tree, Butyrospermum parkii, Sapotaceae
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.
- 2BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BUTYROSPERMUM%20PARKII%20BUTTER%20EXTRACT