How we scored it
Whole botanical oil (steam-distilled volatile oil); natural per oil/extract 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
Obtained by steam distillation from redcurrant (Ribes rubrum) plant material. No synthetic manufacturing route exists.
In plain English
A plant oil from redcurrant, used to condition skin. It's obtained directly from the plant through steam distillation, with no synthetic processing.
CosIng definition: Ribes Rubrum Seed Oil is thevolatile oil obtained by steam destillation of the Red Currant, Ribes rubrum 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 RUBRUM SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3RIBES RUBRUM 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%20RUBRUM%20SEED%20OIL