How we scored it
Dried, ground plant tissue (n = 1) with no chemical modification; no reagent or solvent mass in the product. 1.0 / 1.0 = 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
Dominant route is drying and milling Carapa guianensis seeds, harvested in the Amazon region, to a powder with no chemical conversion. No commercially significant alternative route exists.
In plain English
A powder made by drying and grinding the seeds of the andiroba tree (Carapa guianensis), native to the Amazon region and tropical Americas. It is listed as an abrasive and exfoliating ingredient, giving a scrubbing action, and is unmodified plant material.
CosIng definition: Carapa Guianensis Seed Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground seeds of Carapa guianensis
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.
- 2CARAPA GUIANENSIS SEED POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CARAPA GUIANENSIS SEED POWDER. 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%20POWDER