Is Phaseolus Vulgaris Seed Powder natural?

Q: Is Phaseolus Vulgaris Seed Powder natural?

Phaseolus Vulgaris Seed Powder has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Ground dried common-bean seeds — entirely plant material with no chemical modification. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Ground dried common-bean seeds — entirely plant material with no chemical modification.

INCI namePhaseolus Vulgaris Seed Powder

FunctionExfoliating

FeedstockMade by drying and grinding whole Phaseolus vulgaris…

How we scored it

Ground, dried botanical seed powder; powders are scored 1.0 by this site's convention.

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 drying and grinding whole Phaseolus vulgaris (common bean) seeds. No alternative synthetic route exists.

In plain English

A gentle exfoliating powder made from the ground, dried seeds of the common bean plant.

CosIng definition: Phaseolus Vulgaris Seed Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground seeds of Phaseolus vulgaris.

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 VULGARIS SEED POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
3PHASEOLUS VULGARIS 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%20VULGARIS%20SEED%20POWDER