How we scored it
Botanical seed butter (avocado butter); natural per instructions = 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 pressing or extracting the fat from the avocado fruit/seed (Persea gratissima). Used as-is with no chemical modification.
In plain English
A rich, nourishing butter pressed from avocados, used to soften and condition skin and hair. It is the natural fat of the avocado fruit with no synthetic processing.
CosIng definition: Persea Gratissima Butter is the fat obtained from the seed of the Avocado, Persea gratissima, Lauraceae
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.
- 2PERSEA GRATISSIMA BUTTER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PERSEA GRATISSIMA BUTTER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PERSEA%20GRATISSIMA%20BUTTER