How we scored it
Botanical seed extract; this site's convention: botanical extracts = 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 seeds of Lupinus albus (white lupin) by solvent or aqueous extraction. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A plant extract from white lupin seeds, used to condition and soften skin. Lupin is a legume crop; the seeds are extracted to capture their naturally occurring compounds for skincare formulas.
CosIng definition: Lupinus Albus Seed Extract is an extract of the seeds of the White Lupin, Lupinus albus L., Leguminosae
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.
- 2LUPINUS ALBUS SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LUPINUS ALBUS SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LUPINUS%20ALBUS%20SEED%20EXTRACT