How we scored it
Ground dried seed powder, no chemical modification; botanical powders are 1.0 by rule.
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 the seeds of the raspberry plant (Rubus idaeus). No chemical processing beyond mechanical grinding is involved.
In plain English
Finely ground raspberry seeds used as a gentle, natural exfoliating scrub in face and body products. Simply dried seeds, mechanically milled into a powder.
CosIng definition: Rubus Idaeus Seed Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground seeds of the Raspberry, Rubus idaeus 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.
- 2RUBUS IDAEUS SEED POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3RUBUS IDAEUS SEED POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=RUBUS%20IDAEUS%20SEED%20POWDER