Is Mucuna Pruriens Seed Extract natural?

Q: Is Mucuna Pruriens Seed Extract natural?

Mucuna Pruriens Seed Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Extract of Mucuna pruriens seeds; extracted plant material is natural origin by convention. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Extract of Mucuna pruriens seeds; extracted plant material is natural origin by convention.

INCI nameMucuna Pruriens Seed Extract

CAS90064-10-1

FunctionAstringent · Skin Conditioning

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How we scored it

Botanical seed extract; 1.0 per this site's method

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 the seeds of Mucuna pruriens (velvet bean) using standard solvent or hydro-extraction. No synthetic route is used.

In plain English

A plant extract from velvet bean seeds, traditionally valued for skin-soothing and conditioning properties in cosmetic formulas.

CosIng definition: Mucuna Pruriens Seed Extract is the extract of the seeds of Mucuna pruriens (L.), Fabaceae

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