How we scored it
Fixed botanical nut oil; 1.0 per this site's method
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
Cold-pressed from pecan (Carya illinoinensis) nuts. No synthetic route is used.
In plain English
A nourishing oil pressed from pecan nuts, used to soften and condition skin and hair in moisturisers and hair treatments.
CosIng definition: Carya Illinoinensis (Pecan) Seed Oil is the fixed oil obtained from the nut of the pecan, Carya illinoinensis, Juglandaceae.
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.
- 2CARYA ILLINOINENSIS SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CARYA ILLINOINENSIS SEED OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CARYA%20ILLINOINENSIS%20SEED%20OIL