Database/Emollient/Nigella Sativa Seed Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Nigella Sativa Seed Oil natural?

Yes. Mechanically pressed black cumin seed oil; entirely plant triglyceride carbon, no chemical modification.

INCI nameNigella Sativa Seed Oil
CAS90064-32-7
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockNigella Sativa (Black Cumin) Seed Oil is cold-pressed…

How we scored it

Expressed fixed oil from black cumin seed; vegetable-oils 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

Nigella Sativa (Black Cumin) Seed Oil is cold-pressed directly from the seeds. It is used as the expressed oil without further synthetic modification.

In plain English

Oil pressed from black cumin (nigella) seeds, long valued in skincare. It moisturizes, conditions and lightly perfumes the skin.

CosIng definition: Nigella Sativa Seed Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the seeds of Black Caraway, Nigella sativa L., Ranunculaceae

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