How we scored it
Whole botanical seed extract per this site's convention → 1.0. Note: supplied formula/IUPAC (C26H52O2, a branched fatty alcohol) does not match a seed extract; CosIng description trusted over PubChem data.
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
Produced by extracting the seeds of Paullinia cupana (guarana) with water or a water/solvent mix. No alternative petrochemical route exists for a botanical extract.
In plain English
An extract made from guarana seeds, a plant traditionally valued for its natural caffeine content. In cosmetics it's used to condition skin and as a tonic ingredient. Comes directly from the seed of the guarana plant.
CosIng definition: Paullinia Cupana Seed Extract is an extract of the seeds of the Guarana, Paullinia cupana, Sapindaceae
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.
- 2PAULLINIA CUPANA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PAULLINIA CUPANA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PAULLINIA%20CUPANA%20SEED%20EXTRACT