How we scored it
Sterol fraction isolated from whole plant material; still plant-derived. 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
Isolated as the sterol fraction from the whole acai palm (Euterpe oleracea) plant, typically by solvent extraction and fractionation. No synthetic alternative route is used commercially.
In plain English
A concentrated fraction of natural plant sterols isolated from the acai palm. Used as a skin-conditioning ingredient that helps support the skin's barrier in moisturisers.
CosIng definition: Euterpe Oleracea Sterols is the sterol fraction isolated from the whole plant, Cabbage Palm, 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 STEROLS. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3EUTERPE OLERACEA STEROLS. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=EUTERPE%20OLERACEA%20STEROLS