Database/Film Forming/Calophyllum Brasiliense Seed Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Calophyllum Brasiliense Seed Oil natural?

Yes. Oil mechanically expressed directly from Calophyllum brasiliense seeds; no synthetic fragments added.

INCI nameCalophyllum Brasiliense Seed Oil
FunctionFilm Forming · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockExpressed from the seeds of Calophyllum brasiliense, a…

How we scored it

100% expressed seed oil (Calophyllum). 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 Calophyllum brasiliense, a South American tree related to tamanu, typically by cold-pressing. No synthetic alternative route exists.

In plain English

A vegetable oil pressed from the seeds of a South American tree related to tamanu. Used as a film-forming, hair-conditioning and humectant ingredient in cosmetics and haircare.

CosIng definition: Calophyllum Brasiliense Seed Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the seeds of Calophyllum brasiliense.

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