How we scored it
Liquid fraction of a seed fat: triglycerides (plant fatty acids plus glycerol) and minor lipids, all natural (n = 1), so natural fraction = 1.0. Fractionation adds no mass.
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
Mamey sapote seed butter is warmed and its liquid fraction is separated from the solid fat, a physical step that adds no mass. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
A light vegetable oil, the liquid part separated from mamey sapote seed butter (Pouteria sapota, a tree of Mexico and Central America). It is used as an emollient and in skin- and hair-conditioning products. It is made of fatty acids bound to glycerin from the seed.
CosIng definition: Pouteria Sapota Seed Oil is the liquid fraction obtained from Pouteria Sapota Seed Butter, Sapotaceae.
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.
- 2POUTERIA SAPOTA SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3POUTERIA SAPOTA SEED OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POUTERIA%20SAPOTA%20SEED%20OIL