Is Citrus Junos Seed Oil natural?

Q: Is Citrus Junos Seed Oil natural?

Citrus Junos Seed Oil has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Glycerol and the fatty acids esterified to it are all present in the pressed yuzu seed oil, a vegetable oil, so every fragment is plant-derived. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Glycerol and the fatty acids esterified to it are all present in the pressed yuzu seed oil, a vegetable oil, so every fragment is plant-derived.

INCI nameCitrus Junos Seed Oil

FunctionEmollient

FeedstockSeeds of Citrus junos, a by-product of yuzu…

How we scored it

Triglycerides: glycerol backbone plus fatty acids from yuzu seeds, all natural origin (n=1). No petrochemical atoms. 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

Seeds of Citrus junos, a by-product of yuzu juice production, are pressed to give the oil. No alternative route is commercially significant.

In plain English

An oil pressed from yuzu seeds, which are left over from making yuzu juice. In products it works as an emollient, softening and smoothing the skin. It is a plant oil made of triglycerides, the usual fats in seed oils.

CosIng definition: Citrus Junos Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the seeds of Citrus junos, 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 JUNOS SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
3CITRUS JUNOS 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%20JUNOS%20SEED%20OIL