How we scored it
Ground mung bean seed powder; unmodified plant material, all mass natural.
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
Mung bean seeds are dried and milled into a powder used to control viscosity and add mild texture. It is a purely mechanical process with no alternative route.
In plain English
A powder made from dried, ground mung beans. It helps thicken formulas and adds light texture. Produced by simple grinding, with no chemical processing.
CosIng definition: Phaseolus Radiatus Seed Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground seeds of the Bean, Phaseolus radiatus L., Leguminosae
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.
- 2PHASEOLUS RADIATUS SEED POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PHASEOLUS RADIATUS SEED POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PHASEOLUS%20RADIATUS%20SEED%20POWDER