How we scored it
Fixed oil from oil-palm fruit; triglycerides wholly plant carbon → 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
Expressed from the fleshy fruit of the oil palm, predominantly grown in Indonesia and Malaysia. No synthetic alternative exists for the whole fruit oil.
In plain English
Oil pressed from the fruit of the oil palm, used to condition skin. It is the plant's natural fruit oil, unmodified by synthesis.
CosIng definition: Elaeis Guineensis Oil is a natural oil obtained from the fruits 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 OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ELAEIS GUINEENSIS 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%20OIL