Database/Hair Conditioning/Garcinia Mangostana Seed Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Garcinia Mangostana Seed Oil natural?

Yes. An oil pressed directly from Garcinia mangostana (mangosteen) seeds, wholly plant-derived.

INCI nameGarcinia Mangostana Seed Oil
CAS90045-25-3
FunctionHair Conditioning · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockObtained by expression (cold-pressing) of Garcinia mangostana (mangosteen)…

How we scored it

Seed oil expressed directly from Garcinia mangostana seeds; pressing leaves no synthetic mass → 1.00.
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

Obtained by expression (cold-pressing) of Garcinia mangostana (mangosteen) seeds. No alternative synthetic route exists.

In plain English

An oil pressed from mangosteen seeds. Used in hair and skin care for its conditioning and moisturizing properties.

CosIng definition: Garcinia Mangostana Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the seeds of Garcinia mangostana, Clusiaceae.

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