How we scored it
Dried, ground chia seed powder; whole natural seed material = 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
Made by drying and grinding Salvia hispanica (chia) seeds. No synthetic route.
In plain English
A powder made from ground chia seeds, used as a natural exfoliant in scrubs. It comes directly from the chia plant's seeds.
CosIng definition: Salvia Hispanica Seed Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground seeds of the Spanish Sage, Salvia hispanica L., Lamiaceae
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.
- 2SALVIA HISPANICA SEED POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SALVIA HISPANICA SEED POWDER. 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%20POWDER