Database/Skin Conditioning/Ceratonia Siliqua Seed Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Ceratonia Siliqua Seed Extract natural?

Yes. A direct extract of carob seeds with no petrochemical processing step, so it is rated fully natural origin.

INCI nameCeratonia Siliqua Seed Extract
CAS84961-45-5
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the seeds of Ceratonia siliqua (carob/locust…

How we scored it

Seed extract, direct botanical extraction; no synthetic fragment. 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

Extracted from the seeds of Ceratonia siliqua (carob/locust bean) by conventional solvent or water extraction. No synthetic alternative route exists.

In plain English

Carob seed extract is a plant extract made from the seeds of the carob (locust bean) tree. It's used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning ingredient.

CosIng definition: Ceratonia Siliqua Seed Extract is the extract of the seeds of the Locust Bean carob, Ceratonia siliqua L., Fabaceae

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