Database/Moisturising/Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil natural?

Yes. Simple mechanical expression of chia seed oil; entirely plant triglyceride carbon, no chemical modification.

INCI nameSalvia Hispanica Seed Oil
CAS93384-40-8
FunctionMoisturising · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockSalvia Hispanica (Chia) Seed Oil is cold-pressed directly…

How we scored it

Cold-pressed expressed oil from chia seeds; vegetable-oils convention = 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

Salvia Hispanica (Chia) Seed Oil is cold-pressed directly from chia seeds. It is used as expressed, without further synthetic processing.

In plain English

Oil pressed from chia seeds, rich in fatty acids. It moisturizes and conditions skin, helping keep it soft and hydrated.

CosIng definition: Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the seed of the Spanish Sage, Salvia hispanica L., Lamiaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2SALVIA HISPANICA SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3SALVIA HISPANICA SEED OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SALVIA%20HISPANICA%20SEED%20OIL