How we scored it
Botanical seed extract — natural per 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
Extracted from moringa seeds by pressing or solvent extraction and purification. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning extract from moringa tree seeds, used in skincare to help soften and smooth the skin's surface.
CosIng definition: Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract is the extract of the seeds of Moringa oleifera, Moringaceae.
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.
- 2MORINGA OLEIFERA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MORINGA OLEIFERA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MORINGA%20OLEIFERA%20SEED%20EXTRACT