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 sweet orange (Citrus aurantium var. dulcis), then filtered or refined. No petrochemical or synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A vegetable oil pressed from the seeds of the sweet orange. The EU ingredient database lists it as a skin-conditioning ingredient, with fragrance and flavouring uses. It is made by pressing the seeds and filtering the oil.
CosIng definition: Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the seeds of the Sweet Orange, Citrus aurantium L. var. dulcis L., Rutaceae
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.
- 2CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS SEED OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CITRUS%20AURANTIUM%20DULCIS%20SEED%20OIL