How we scored it
Dried, ground Job's Tears seeds; unmodified plant material, all mass natural.
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
Job's Tears seeds are dried and ground into a powder used as a humectant and skin conditioner. It is a simple mechanical process with no chemical modification.
In plain English
A powder made from dried, ground Job's Tears grain. It helps skin hold moisture and feel conditioned. Made by simple drying and grinding.
CosIng definition: Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-yuen Seed Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground seeds of Coix lacryma-jobi ma-yuen.
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.
- 2COIX LACRYMA-JOBI MA-YUEN SEED POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3COIX LACRYMA-JOBI MA-YUEN SEED POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=COIX%20LACRYMA-JOBI%20MA-YUEN%20SEED%20POWDER