How we scored it
Sunflower seed fat (triglycerides, possibly hardened with hydrogen); all carbon, hydrogen and oxygen are plant-derived: 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
Dominant route: sunflower seed oil, pressed or solvent extracted, then hydrogenated or fractionated to a solid butter. No alternative route is known.
In plain English
A soft, solid plant fat made from sunflower seeds. It softens and smooths the skin as an emollient and gives creams and sticks a thicker, more opaque body.
CosIng definition: Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Butter is the fat obtained from the seeds of Helianthus annuus, Malvaceae.
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.
- 2HELIANTHUS ANNUUS SEED BUTTER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HELIANTHUS ANNUUS SEED BUTTER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HELIANTHUS%20ANNUUS%20SEED%20BUTTER