Database/Skin Conditioning/Elettaria Cardamomum Seed Powder
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Elettaria Cardamomum Seed Powder natural?

Yes. Ground cardamom seed material, entirely plant-derived with no processing solvents retained.

INCI nameElettaria Cardamomum Seed Powder
CAS85940-32-5
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by drying and grinding the seeds of…

How we scored it

Dried, ground plant powder; every atom is plant-derived, so NOI = 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

Made by drying and grinding the seeds of the cardamom plant, Elettaria cardamomum, Zingiberaceae. No synthetic alternative exists for this powder.

In plain English

Finely ground cardamom seeds from the spice plant native to South Asia. Used for its texture and skin-conditioning effect in cosmetic formulas.

CosIng definition: Elettaria Cardamomum Seed Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground seeds of Cardamom, Elettaria cardamomum, Zingiberaceae

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