How we scored it
Botanical fruit oil, this site's convention = 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 from the fruit of the Mauritia flexuosa (buriti) palm, native to South America. Used largely as pressed or lightly refined.
In plain English
A rich orange oil pressed from buriti palm fruit, used to condition and nourish skin in creams and balms.
CosIng definition: Mauritia Flexuosa Fruit Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the fruit of Mauritia Flexuosa L., Palmaceae
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.
- 2MAURITIA FLEXUOSA FRUIT OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MAURITIA FLEXUOSA FRUIT OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MAURITIA%20FLEXUOSA%20FRUIT%20OIL