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

Is Carapa Guianensis Seed Oil natural?

Yes. A pressed oil from andiroba tree seeds with no synthetic processing steps.

INCI nameCarapa Guianensis Seed Oil
FunctionDenaturant · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockExpressed from the seeds of the Carapa guianensis…

How we scored it

Botanical seed oil, this site's convention = 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 the Carapa guianensis (andiroba) tree, native to Central and South America. Used largely as pressed.

In plain English

A conditioning oil pressed from the seeds of the Amazonian andiroba tree, used to soften skin in balms and lotions.

CosIng definition: Carapa Guianensis Seed Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the seeds of Carapa guianensis.

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 GUIANENSIS SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3CARAPA GUIANENSIS 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%20GUIANENSIS%20SEED%20OIL