Is Phoenix Dactylifera Seed Oil natural?

Q: Is Phoenix Dactylifera Seed Oil natural?

Phoenix Dactylifera Seed Oil has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. A fixed oil pressed directly from date palm seeds, entirely plant-derived. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. A fixed oil pressed directly from date palm seeds, entirely plant-derived.

INCI namePhoenix Dactylifera Seed Oil

FunctionAntioxidant

FeedstockObtained by cold-pressing or solvent extraction of date…

How we scored it

Fixed vegetable oil expressed from date seeds — natural per this site's convention → 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

Obtained by cold-pressing or solvent extraction of date (Phoenix dactylifera) seeds. No synthetic route exists.

In plain English

A fixed vegetable oil pressed from date seeds, used in skincare for its antioxidant and skin-conditioning properties.

CosIng definition: Phoenix Dactylifera Seed Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the seeds of Phoenix dactylifera

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