How we scored it
Fixed oil from castor seeds; ricinoleic-acid-rich triglycerides 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 castor beans, predominantly grown in India, China and Brazil. No synthetic alternative exists for the whole seed oil.
In plain English
A thick oil pressed from castor beans, used to condition skin and hair and add fragrance. It is taken directly from the seed.
CosIng definition: Ricinus Communis Seed Oil is the fixed oil obtained from the seeds of Castor, Ricinus communis, Euphorbiaceae
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.
- 2RICINUS COMMUNIS SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3RICINUS COMMUNIS SEED OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=RICINUS%20COMMUNIS%20SEED%20OIL