Database/Emollient/Dipteryx Odorata Seed Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Dipteryx Odorata Seed Oil natural?

Yes. Coumarin-rich tonka bean oil is extracted directly from Dipteryx odorata seeds with nothing petrochemical added.

INCI nameDipteryx Odorata Seed Oil
FunctionEmollient · Fragrance
FeedstockExtracted from tonka bean seeds, mainly sourced from…

How we scored it

Volatile oil from tonka bean seeds; coumarin and other constituents are plant-derived = 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 tonka bean seeds, mainly sourced from South America. No synthetic route is used commercially for the whole oil, though isolated synthetic coumarin is sold separately.

In plain English

An oil extracted from tonka bean seeds, valued for its sweet, vanilla-like scent in fragranced products.

CosIng definition: Dipteryx Odorata Seed Oil is the volatile oil derived from the seeds of Dipteryx odorata, Fabaceae.

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