Database/Abrasive/Olea Europaea Fruit
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Olea Europaea Fruit natural?

Yes. The ingredient is the fruit of the olive tree (Olea europaea) processed physically, so all atoms are plant-derived.

INCI nameOlea Europaea Fruit
CAS8001-25-0
FunctionAbrasive · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockOlive fruit or stones are dried and milled…

How we scored it

Olive fruit material (pulp or stone powder): plant matter, all atoms natural origin (n = 1) -> 1.00.
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

Olive fruit or stones are dried and milled into a pulp or powder, mainly in Mediterranean countries. No synthetic route exists.

In plain English

Ground or powdered olive fruit material used as a gentle scrub and skin conditioner. It is simply the olive fruit, dried and milled.

CosIng definition: Olea Europaea Fruit is the product obtained from the fruit of the Olive, Olea europaea L., Oleaceae

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