Is Euryale Ferox Seed Extract natural?

Q: Is Euryale Ferox Seed Extract natural?

Euryale Ferox Seed Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Extracted from Euryale ferox seeds; seed extracts are natural-origin botanical material used as antioxidants. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Extracted from Euryale ferox seeds; seed extracts are natural-origin botanical material used as antioxidants.

INCI nameEuryale Ferox Seed Extract

FunctionAntioxidant

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How we scored it

Extract of fox-nut (gorgon fruit) seeds; whole botanical extract, natural origin regardless of extraction solvent.

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 the seeds of the gorgon fruit / fox nut, Euryale ferox, an aquatic plant used in traditional medicine. Sold only as a natural extract.

In plain English

An antioxidant extract from fox nut (gorgon fruit) seeds, a traditional aquatic plant food. It is a natural, plant-derived ingredient.

CosIng definition: Euryale Ferox Seed Extract is the extract of the seeds of Euryale ferox, Nymphaeaceae.

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