How we scored it
Ground coconut shell powder, 100% botanical material; no synthetic fragments to subtract.
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
Dominant feedstock is coconut shells (a by-product of coconut food/oil processing), mechanically ground and sieved to size. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
A mild abrasive made from finely ground coconut shells, used to physically exfoliate skin or add bulk to scrubs and powders. Comes directly from ground coconut shell, a plant material.
CosIng definition: Cocos Nucifera Shell Powder is a powder of the finely ground shells of the Coconut, Cocos Nucifera L., Palmaceae
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.
- 2COCOS NUCIFERA SHELL POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3COCOS NUCIFERA SHELL POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=COCOS%20NUCIFERA%20SHELL%20POWDER