How we scored it
Vegetable oil expressed from seeds; whole molecule natural origin per this site's convention for oils.
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
Cold/expeller-pressed from the seeds of Pentaclethra macroloba, a Fabaceae tree native to Central/South America. No synthetic alternative; simple mechanical extraction.
In plain English
A plant oil pressed from the seeds of the Pentaclethra macroloba tree, used to soften skin and condition hair.
CosIng definition: Pentaclethra Macroloba Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the seeds of Pentaclethra macroloba, Fabaceae
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.
- 2PENTACLETHRA MACROLOBA SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PENTACLETHRA MACROLOBA SEED OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PENTACLETHRA%20MACROLOBA%20SEED%20OIL