Database/Skin Conditioning/Citrus Paradisi Seed Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Citrus Paradisi Seed Oil natural?

Yes. Entire mass is pressed grapefruit seed oil; vegetable oils are natural origin by this site's convention.

INCI nameCitrus Paradisi Seed Oil
CAS90045-43-5
FunctionSkin Conditioning · Perfuming
FeedstockProduced by cold-pressing or expelling the seeds of…

How we scored it

Oil expressed from grapefruit seeds; wholly plant-derived vegetable oil. 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

Produced by cold-pressing or expelling the seeds of grapefruit (Citrus paradisi). No synthetic route exists for a pressed seed oil.

In plain English

A vegetable oil pressed from grapefruit seeds, used to condition skin and add scent. It is produced simply by pressing the seeds left over from grapefruit processing.

CosIng definition: Citrus Paradisi Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the seeds of the Grapefruit, Citrus paradisi, Rutaceae

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. 2CITRUS PARADISI SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3CITRUS PARADISI 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%20PARADISI%20SEED%20OIL