Is Lens Esculenta Seed Extract natural?

Q: Is Lens Esculenta Seed Extract natural?

Lens Esculenta Seed Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. A direct extract of lentil seeds with no petrochemical processing step, so it is rated fully natural origin. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. A direct extract of lentil seeds with no petrochemical processing step, so it is rated fully natural origin.

INCI nameLens Esculenta Seed Extract

CAS90063-40-4

FunctionSkin Protecting

FeedstockExtracted from the seeds of Lens esculenta (lentil)…

How we scored it

Seed extract, direct botanical extraction; no synthetic fragment. 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 the seeds of Lens esculenta (lentil) by conventional solvent or water extraction. No synthetic alternative route exists.

In plain English

Lentil seed extract is a plant extract made from lentils. It's used in cosmetics as a skin-protecting ingredient.

CosIng definition: Lens Esculenta Seed Extract is the extract of the seeds of the Lentil, Lens esculenta, Fabaceae

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