How we scored it
Fixed oil pressed from dehydrated avocado flesh; wholly plant-derived glyceride mass → 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
Produced by pressing dehydrated, sliced avocado flesh, mainly from Mexico, South Africa and Peru. No synthetic route exists; only mechanical pressing and refining are used.
In plain English
A rich oil pressed from avocado flesh, used to soften and nourish skin. It is taken directly from the fruit without chemical synthesis.
CosIng definition: Persea Gratissima Oil is the fixed oil obtained by pressing the dehydrated sliced flesh of the avocado pear, Persea gratissima, Lauraceae. It consists principally of the glycerides of fatty acids
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 OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PERSEA GRATISSIMA OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PERSEA%20GRATISSIMA%20OIL