How we scored it
Fixed vegetable oil expressed from seeds; triglyceride entirely plant-derived → 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
Obtained by cold-pressing or expression of black currant (Ribes nigrum) seeds. No petrochemical route is used.
In plain English
An oil pressed from black currant seeds. Used in skincare as an emollient to soften and moisturize skin.
CosIng definition: Ribes Nigrum Seed Oil is the fixed oil obtained from the seeds of Black Currant, Ribes nigrum L., Saxifragaceae
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.
- 2RIBES NIGRUM SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3RIBES NIGRUM SEED OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=RIBES%20NIGRUM%20SEED%20OIL