How we scored it
Botanical seed extract; fully natural mass.
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 dried cumin (Cuminum cyminum) seeds via solvent or steam extraction. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
An extract from cumin seeds, used for fragrance and skin conditioning. It is made by extracting natural compounds from the dried seeds.
CosIng definition: Cuminum Cyminum Seed Extract is an extract of the dried seeds of the Cumin, Cuminum cyminum L., Umbelliferae
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.
- 2CUMINUM CYMINUM SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CUMINUM CYMINUM SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CUMINUM%20CYMINUM%20SEED%20EXTRACT