Database/Emollient/Opuntia Ficus-Indica Seed Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Opuntia Ficus-Indica Seed Oil natural?

Yes. Prickly pear seed oil is a pressed vegetable oil; every carbon traces to the seed's own biosynthesis.

INCI nameOpuntia Ficus-Indica Seed Oil
CAS90082-21-6
FunctionEmollient
FeedstockObtained by cold-pressing the seeds of the prickly…

How we scored it

Fixed vegetable oil expressed from seeds; entirely plant-derived → 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

Obtained by cold-pressing the seeds of the prickly pear cactus, Opuntia ficus-indica. No petrochemical route exists.

In plain English

An oil pressed from prickly pear cactus seeds. Used in skincare as an emollient to soften skin.

CosIng definition: Opuntia Ficus-Indica Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the seeds of Opuntia ficus-indica.

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