How we scored it
Vegetable kernel oil; oils scored 1.0 by this site's convention.
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
Obtained by pressing/extracting the kernels of Elaeis guineensis (oil palm) fruit. Sold as a conventional emollient oil with no synthetic route.
In plain English
A vegetable oil pressed from the kernels of the oil-palm fruit, used to soften and condition skin. Comes directly from the palm kernel.
CosIng definition: Elaeis Guineensis Kernel Oil is the oil obtained from the seeds of the Palmoil Tree, Elaeis guineensis, Palmaceae
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.
- 2ELAEIS GUINEENSIS KERNEL OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ELAEIS GUINEENSIS KERNEL OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ELAEIS%20GUINEENSIS%20KERNEL%20OIL