How we scored it
Dried, ground seed powder, wholly botanical.
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
Made by drying and grinding the seeds of the olive, Olea europaea. No synthetic version exists.
In plain English
A powder made from ground olive seeds (stones), used as a gentle exfoliant. It's made directly from the fruit's seeds.
CosIng definition: Olea Europaea Seed Powder is the powder obtained from the dried ground seeds of the Olive, Olea europaea L., Oleaceae
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.
- 2OLEA EUROPAEA SEED POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3OLEA EUROPAEA SEED POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=OLEA%20EUROPAEA%20SEED%20POWDER