How we scored it
Whole expressed seed oil; 100% plant-derived triglyceride, nothing to subtract.
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- or mechanically-pressed from black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) seeds. No synthetic route exists for this vegetable oil.
In plain English
An oil pressed from black raspberry seeds, used as an emollient to soften skin. Comes directly from the seeds by pressing.
CosIng definition: Rubus Occidentalis Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the seed of the black raspberry, Rubus occidentalis, 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 OCCIDENTALIS SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3RUBUS OCCIDENTALIS SEED OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=RUBUS%20OCCIDENTALIS%20SEED%20OIL