How we scored it
Botanical seed oil expressed from rosehip seeds; whole plant-derived triglyceride. 1.0 per this site's convention for oils.
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
Rosa Rubiginosa Seed Oil is expressed from the seeds of the rosehip fruit. It undergoes only physical pressing/filtration, not chemical synthesis.
In plain English
A nourishing oil pressed from rosehip seeds, used to soften and condition skin. It comes directly from the plant with no synthetic processing.
CosIng definition: Rosa Rubiginosa Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the seeds of the Rose, Rosa rubiginosa L., 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.
- 2ROSA RUBIGINOSA SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ROSA RUBIGINOSA SEED OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ROSA%20RUBIGINOSA%20SEED%20OIL