How we scored it
Fixed oil expressed from apricot kernels; triglyceride fatty acids wholly plant carbon → 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
Cold-pressed from apricot stone kernels, a by-product of fruit processing, mainly from Mediterranean and Central Asian sources. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A light oil pressed from apricot kernels, used to condition skin and add fragrance. It is taken directly from the fruit stone.
CosIng definition: Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the kernels of the Apricot, Prunus armeniaca L., Rosaceae
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 ARMENIACA KERNEL OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PRUNUS ARMENIACA KERNEL OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PRUNUS%20ARMENIACA%20KERNEL%20OIL