How we scored it
Dried, ground apricot shells; whole plant material = 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
Dominant route: apricot kernel shells, a by-product of fruit and kernel processing, are dried and milled. No petrochemical route exists.
In plain English
Finely ground apricot kernel shells used as a physical scrub in exfoliating products. It is purely plant material, a by-product of apricot processing.
CosIng definition: Prunus Armeniaca Shell Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground shells of Prunus armeniaca (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 SHELL POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PRUNUS ARMENIACA SHELL POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PRUNUS%20ARMENIACA%20SHELL%20POWDER