Database/Skin Conditioning/Cola Acuminata Seed Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Cola Acuminata Seed Extract natural?

Yes. Extract of kola nuts; entire mass traceable to the plant seed.

INCI nameCola Acuminata Seed Extract
CAS89997-82-0
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the nuts (seeds) of the kola…

How we scored it

Seed (nut) extract; botanical extract convention = 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

Extracted from the nuts (seeds) of the kola tree (Cola acuminata), native to West Africa. Obtained by solvent or water extraction.

In plain English

A skin-conditioning extract from kola nuts, the same plant historically used to flavor cola drinks. Added to skincare for its plant-derived conditioning compounds.

CosIng definition: Cola Acuminata Seed Extract is an extract of the nuts of the Kola, Cola acuminata, Sterculiaceae

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. 2COLA ACUMINATA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3COLA ACUMINATA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=COLA%20ACUMINATA%20SEED%20EXTRACT