How we scored it
Botanical seed oil, pressed/extracted whole; every atom traceable to walnut kernel. 100% natural per this site's convention for oils.
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
Juglans Regia Seed Oil is expressed directly from walnut kernels. No chemical modification changes its natural-origin fatty-acid composition.
In plain English
A moisturising oil pressed from walnut kernels, used to soften and condition skin. It is used much as it comes from the nut, with no chemical building blocks added.
CosIng definition: Juglans Regia Seed Oil is the oil derived from the nut meats of the Walnut, Juglans regia L., Juglandaceae
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.
- 2JUGLANS REGIA SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3JUGLANS REGIA SEED OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=JUGLANS%20REGIA%20SEED%20OIL