How we scored it
Whole dried, ground seed powder; this site's convention: powders = 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
Made by drying and grinding sweet almond (Prunus amygdalus dulcis) seeds. No alternative industrial route.
In plain English
Ground sweet almond seeds used as a gentle exfoliating powder in scrubs. Just milled almond seed, no chemical processing.
CosIng definition: Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Seed Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground seeds of Prunus amygdalus dulcis. The accepted scientific name for Prunus amygdalus dulcis is Prunus dulcis var. dulcis.
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.
- 2PRUNUS AMYGDALUS DULCIS SEED POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PRUNUS AMYGDALUS DULCIS SEED POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PRUNUS%20AMYGDALUS%20DULCIS%20SEED%20POWDER