Database/Skin Conditioning/Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil natural?

Yes. Linseed oil is pressed entirely from the dried ripe seeds of Linum usitatissimum.

INCI nameLinum Usitatissimum Seed Oil
CAS8001-26-1
FunctionSkin Conditioning · Perfuming
FeedstockExpressed from flax seeds, widely grown in Canada,…

How we scored it

Fixed oil from flax seeds; triglyceride fatty acids wholly plant 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

Expressed from flax seeds, widely grown in Canada, Europe and China. No petrochemical route exists for the whole seed oil.

In plain English

Oil pressed from flax seeds, used to condition skin and add fragrance. It comes directly from the seed by expression.

CosIng definition: Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil is the expressed oil from the dried ripe seed of the Linseed, Linum usitatissimum L., Linaceae

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