How we scored it
Ingredient is the whole or ground chia seed: 100% plant tissue (oil, fibre, protein) with no added or modified fragments. Natural 1.0 / total 1.0 = 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
Seeds of cultivated chia (Salvia hispanica) are harvested, cleaned, dried and sometimes milled. No chemical route is involved, so there is no alternative.
In plain English
Whole or ground chia seeds, used in scrubs and exfoliating products as a physical abrasive. They are the harvested, cleaned and dried seeds of the chia plant from Mexico and Central America, with no chemical modification.
CosIng definition: Salvia Hispanica Seed is the 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. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SALVIA HISPANICA SEED. 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