Database/Denaturant/Carapa Guaianensis Seed Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Carapa Guaianensis Seed Oil natural?

Yes. Cold-pressed/expressed seed oil, wholly plant-derived.

INCI nameCarapa Guaianensis Seed Oil
CAS352458-32-3
FunctionDenaturant · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockExpressed (pressed) from the seeds of Carapa guaianensis…

How we scored it

Fixed vegetable oil expressed from seed; listed natural-origin category (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 (pressed) from the seeds of Carapa guaianensis (andiroba tree). No synthetic alternative.

In plain English

A vegetable oil pressed from andiroba tree seeds, used to condition skin. Produced simply by pressing the oil from the seeds.

CosIng definition: Carapa Guaianensis Seed Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the seeds of Carapa guaianensis, Meliaceae

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