How we scored it
Ground, dried pecan shells; mechanical grinding adds no petrochemical mass → 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
Carya Illinoinensis (Pecan) Shell Powder is made by drying and grinding pecan shells. No synthetic alternative is relevant for a botanical powder.
In plain English
A powder ground from dried pecan shells, used to gently exfoliate or add bulk in scrubs. It's a simple, mechanically processed plant material.
CosIng definition: Carya Illinoinensis (Pecan) Shell Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground shells 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 SHELL POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CARYA ILLINOINENSIS SHELL POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CARYA%20ILLINOINENSIS%20SHELL%20POWDER