Database/Emollient/Cucurbita Maxima Seed Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Cucurbita Maxima Seed Oil natural?

Yes. Botanical seed oil obtained by expression from pumpkin seeds; entire molecule is natural-origin.

INCI nameCucurbita Maxima Seed Oil
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockCold- or mechanically-pressed from Cucurbita maxima (pumpkin) seeds.…

How we scored it

Whole expressed seed oil; 100% plant-derived triglyceride, nothing 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

Cold- or mechanically-pressed from Cucurbita maxima (pumpkin) seeds. No synthetic route exists for this vegetable oil.

In plain English

An oil pressed from pumpkin seeds, used to condition and soften skin. Comes directly from the seeds by pressing.

CosIng definition: Cucurbita Maxima Seed Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the seeds of Cucurbita maxima.

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