Database/Hair Conditioning/Glycine Max Seed Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Glycine Max Seed Extract natural?

Yes. Soybean seeds extracted with solvent yield only plant-derived compounds such as proteins and isoflavones.

INCI nameGlycine Max Seed Extract
FunctionHair Conditioning · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from soybean (Glycine max) seeds using water…

How we scored it

Botanical seed extract; plant-origin compounds only → 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

Extracted from soybean (Glycine max) seeds using water or hydro-alcoholic solvents. No synthetic alternative is used.

In plain English

A conditioning extract from soybeans, used in hair and skin products to help protect and soften. It's made by extracting the soybean seeds with water or a water-alcohol blend.

CosIng definition: Glycine Max Seed Extract is the extract obtained from the seeds of the Soybean, Glycine max (L.), Fabacea

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