How we scored it
Fixed oil: triglycerides (plant fatty acids plus glycerol) with minor plant lipids, all natural (n = 1), so natural fraction = 1.0. No synthetic fragments.
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
Pine nut kernels of stone pine (Pinus pinea), grown around the Mediterranean, are pressed to give the oil, which is then filtered or refined. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
A vegetable oil pressed from pine nuts, the kernels of the stone pine (Pinus pinea) grown around the Mediterranean. It is used as a skin-conditioning oil. It is made of fatty acids bound to glycerin, both from the nuts.
CosIng definition: Pinus Pinea Kernel Oil is the fixed oil obtained from the kernels of the Stone Pine, Pinus pinea L., Pinaceae
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.
- 2PINUS PINEA KERNEL OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PINUS PINEA KERNEL OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PINUS%20PINEA%20KERNEL%20OIL