How we scored it
Pressed seed oil: triglycerides rich in linoleic, oleic and palmitic acids, plus sterols and tocopherols, all plant-derived (n=1). Total 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
Dominant route is cold or mechanical pressing of prickly-pear seeds, often a by-product of fruit processing. No alternative route is commercially significant.
In plain English
A plant oil pressed from the seeds of the prickly-pear cactus. It is used as an emollient, which softens the skin and leaves a smooth feel.
CosIng definition: Opuntia Streptacantha Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the seeds of Opuntia streptacantha.
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.
- 2OPUNTIA STREPTACANTHA SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3OPUNTIA STREPTACANTHA 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%20STREPTACANTHA%20SEED%20OIL