How we scored it
Whole botanical extract of macadamia nuts; this site's convention rates plant 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
Obtained by extracting the nuts/seeds of macadamia (Macadamia ternifolia). No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract from macadamia nuts used to soften and condition skin. It comes directly from the nut with no synthetic processing beyond extraction.
CosIng definition: Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Extract is an extract of the nuts of the Bushnut, Macadamia ternifolia, Proteaceae
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.
- 2MACADAMIA TERNIFOLIA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MACADAMIA TERNIFOLIA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MACADAMIA%20TERNIFOLIA%20SEED%20EXTRACT