Database/Emollient/Camellia Japonica Seed Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Camellia Japonica Seed Oil natural?

Yes. A pressed vegetable oil consisting entirely of natural plant triglycerides and fatty acids.

INCI nameCamellia Japonica Seed Oil
CAS223748-13-8
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockObtained by cold-pressing or expressing the seeds of…

How we scored it

Fixed vegetable oil, whole triglyceride natural = 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

Obtained by cold-pressing or expressing the seeds of Camellia japonica. No synthetic route is used.

In plain English

A plant oil pressed from camellia flower seeds, used to soften and condition skin. It is obtained simply by mechanically pressing the seeds.

CosIng definition: Camellia Japonica Seed Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the seeds of the Camellia, Camellia japonica L., Theaceae

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