Database/Humectant/Persea Gratissima Seed Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Persea Gratissima Seed Extract natural?

Yes. Direct solvent/aqueous extract of avocado seeds; entire mass is plant-derived carbohydrate, lipid and phenolic material.

INCI namePersea Gratissima Seed Extract
FunctionHumectant · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by extracting avocado (Persea gratissima) seeds, a…

How we scored it

Botanical seed extract; whole extract is plant-derived, no synthetic fragments. 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

Made by extracting avocado (Persea gratissima) seeds, a by-product of avocado processing, with water or a solvent. No petrochemical route exists.

In plain English

A skin-conditioning extract made by processing the seeds left over from avocados. It's used to help condition and add moisture to skin.

CosIng definition: Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Seed Extract is the extract of the seeds of the avocado, Persea gratissima, Lauraceae.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2PERSEA GRATISSIMA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3PERSEA GRATISSIMA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PERSEA%20GRATISSIMA%20SEED%20EXTRACT