Is Oenocarpus Bataua Seed Oil natural?

Q: Is Oenocarpus Bataua Seed Oil natural?

Oenocarpus Bataua Seed Oil has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. A triglyceride oil pressed directly from the seeds of the bataua palm; no synthetic fragment. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. A triglyceride oil pressed directly from the seeds of the bataua palm; no synthetic fragment.

INCI nameOenocarpus Bataua Seed Oil

FunctionEmollient

FeedstockExpressed (cold-pressed) from the seeds of the bataua…

How we scored it

Vegetable seed oil, expressed/pressed; oils are 1.0 by rule.

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 (cold-pressed) from the seeds of the bataua palm (Oenocarpus bataua), native to the Amazon basin. No petrochemical alternative.

In plain English

A nourishing oil pressed from the seeds of the Amazonian bataua palm, used to soften and condition skin.

CosIng definition: Oenocarpus Bataua Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the seeds of Oenocarpus bataua, Arecaceae

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