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100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax natural?

Yes. A wax obtained directly from sunflower seeds; this site's convention scores botanical waxes as fully natural.

INCI nameHelianthus Annuus Seed Wax
CAS1286686-34-7
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockObtained from sunflower (Helianthus annuus) seeds by extraction…

How we scored it

Natural plant wax pressed/extracted from sunflower seeds; wax esters entirely botanical carbon. 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

Obtained from sunflower (Helianthus annuus) seeds by extraction or crystallisation of the natural wax fraction. Used as a texturising, skin-conditioning wax with no synthetic processing.

In plain English

A natural wax obtained from sunflower seeds, used to thicken products and condition skin. It requires no chemical modification beyond simple extraction from the seed.

CosIng definition: Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax is the wax obtained from the seed of the sunflower, Helianthus annuus, Asteraceae.

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. 2HELIANTHUS ANNUUS SEED WAX. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3HELIANTHUS ANNUUS SEED WAX. 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%20WAX