How we scored it
Ground seed powder; botanical powders are 1.0 by convention.
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 pomegranate seeds. Used as a natural exfoliating abrasive.
In plain English
A gentle exfoliating powder made from ground, dried pomegranate seeds. Used in scrubs to buff away dead skin.
CosIng definition: Punica Granatum Seed Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground seeds of the Pomegranate, Punica granatum L., Punicaceae
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.
- 2PUNICA GRANATUM SEED POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PUNICA GRANATUM SEED POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PUNICA%20GRANATUM%20SEED%20POWDER