How we scored it
Ground date seed powder; natural botanical powder used as exfoliant.
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 date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) seeds, a fruit-processing byproduct.
In plain English
A powder made from ground date seeds, used to gently exfoliate skin. It's made from the pits left over from dates.
CosIng definition: Phoenix Dactylifera Seed Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground 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 POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA SEED POWDER. 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%20POWDER