How we scored it
Triglycerides (linoleic, oleic, palmitic acids), tocopherols and sterols all pressed from cardoon seed (n = 1); no petrochemical fragment. 1.0 / 1.0 = 1.00.
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 route is pressing of Cynara cardunculus seed, a Mediterranean oilseed crop. No commercially significant synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A plant oil pressed from cardoon (wild artichoke) seeds, used as an emollient and antioxidant. It is rich in linoleic and oleic fatty acids and contains natural tocopherols, and is obtained by pressing the seeds with no chemical building of molecules.
CosIng definition: Cynara Cardunculus Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the seeds of the Cardoon, Cynara Cardunculus L., Asteraceae
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.
- 2CYNARA CARDUNCULUS SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CYNARA CARDUNCULUS SEED OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CYNARA%20CARDUNCULUS%20SEED%20OIL