How we scored it
Plant fat: triglycerides of avocado fatty acids on glycerol, all plant-derived (n = 1); hydrogenation, if used, stays natural origin. Natural mass / total mass = 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
Dominant feedstock is avocado fruit, pressed or solvent-extracted for its fat, which is refined and, for butter grades, typically fractionated or hydrogenated to firm it. No synthetic route exists; hydrogenated grades remain natural origin.
In plain English
A soft, solid fat taken from the fruit of the avocado tree. It is used in creams, balms and hair products as an emollient, meaning it softens and smooths the surface of skin and hair. It is made by pressing or extracting the fruit's fat and refining it.
CosIng definition: Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Fruit Butter is the fat obtained from the fruit 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 FRUIT BUTTER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PERSEA GRATISSIMA FRUIT 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%20FRUIT%20BUTTER