How we scored it
Botanical wax obtained from rice bran; waxes are natural origin by task convention → 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
Extracted and refined from rice (Oryza sativa) bran, a by-product of rice milling. Used as a texturising, skin-conditioning wax similar to carnauba or candelilla wax.
In plain English
A wax obtained from rice bran, a by-product of rice milling, used to condition skin and add texture to formulas. Comes directly from the rice plant.
CosIng definition: Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax is a wax obtained from rice bran, Oryza sativa, Poaceae.
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.
- 2ORYZA SATIVA BRAN WAX. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ORYZA SATIVA BRAN WAX. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ORYZA%20SATIVA%20BRAN%20WAX