How we scored it
Whole botanical extract; per this site's convention all plant extracts score 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 extracting the seeds of the acai palm, Euterpe oleracea, a by-product of acai fruit processing in the Amazon basin. No alternative synthetic route exists for this botanical extract.
In plain English
An antioxidant extract made from the seeds of the acai palm, Euterpe oleracea, native to the Amazon basin. The seeds, a by-product of acai fruit processing, are extracted for cosmetic use.
CosIng definition: Euterpe Oleracea Seed Extract is the extract of the seeds of Euterpe oleracea, Arecaceae.
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.
- 2EUTERPE OLERACEA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3EUTERPE OLERACEA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=EUTERPE%20OLERACEA%20SEED%20EXTRACT