How we scored it
CosIng description confirms botanical seed oil (natural, 1.0); supplied formula/IUPAC (C123H198N16O40, carbamoylamino groups) is inconsistent with a seed oil and was disregarded per instructions.
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 by expression of meadowfoam (Limnanthes alba) seeds, a fixed vegetable oil. No synthetic alternative exists under this INCI name.
In plain English
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, or meadowfoam oil, is pressed from the seeds of the meadowfoam plant. It's a stable, natural emollient oil used to condition skin and hair.
CosIng definition: Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil is the oil extracted from the seeds of the meadowfoam plant, Limnanthes alba, Limnanthaceae.
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.
- 2LIMNANTHES ALBA SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LIMNANTHES ALBA SEED OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LIMNANTHES%20ALBA%20SEED%20OIL