Database/Hair Conditioning/Cedrus Deodara Seed Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Cedrus Deodara Seed Oil natural?

Yes. Triglycerides and minor lipids come directly from the pressed seeds of Cedrus deodara, a plant-origin feedstock.

INCI nameCedrus Deodara Seed Oil
CAS91771-47-0
FunctionHair Conditioning · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockOil is expressed (pressed) from the seeds of…

How we scored it

Expressed vegetable oil: triglycerides and minor lipids, all plant-derived (n = 1). 1.0 / 1.0 = 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

Oil is expressed (pressed) from the seeds of the deodar cedar, a Himalayan conifer, then filtered. No petrochemical or synthetic route exists.

In plain English

A plant oil pressed from the seeds of the deodar cedar (Cedrus deodara), a conifer of the western Himalayas. The EU ingredient database lists it as a skin- and hair-conditioning ingredient.

CosIng definition: Cedrus Deodara Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the seeds of the Deodar Cedar, Cedrus deodara, Pinaceae

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