Database/Emollient/Nelumbo Nucifera Seed Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Nelumbo Nucifera Seed Oil natural?

Yes. Oil is mechanically expressed directly from Nelumbo nucifera (lotus) seeds; no synthetic fragments added.

INCI nameNelumbo Nucifera Seed Oil
CAS85085-51-4
FunctionEmollient · Humectant
FeedstockExpressed from the seeds of the sacred lotus…

How we scored it

100% expressed seed oil (lotus). 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

Expressed from the seeds of the sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), typically by cold-pressing. No synthetic alternative route is used.

In plain English

A vegetable oil pressed from lotus seeds. Used as an emollient and humectant that softens and moisturises skin and hair in creams and lotions.

CosIng definition: Nelumbo Nucifera Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the seeds of Nelumbo nucifera, Nelumbonaceae.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2NELUMBO NUCIFERA SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3NELUMBO NUCIFERA SEED OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=NELUMBO%20NUCIFERA%20SEED%20OIL