How we scored it
Pressed seed oil: triglycerides of plant fatty acids on glycerol, both natural. CAS 8016-63-5 usually denotes clary sage essential oil, which is also plant-derived. 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 clary sage (Salvia sclarea) are pressed to give a fatty oil rich in unsaturated fatty acids. It is distinct from clary sage essential oil, which is steam-distilled from the flowering tops.
In plain English
A pressed oil from the seeds of clary sage, used as an emollient, meaning it softens and smooths skin. It is a plant oil made mainly of fatty acids bound to glycerol, obtained by pressing the seeds.
CosIng definition: Salvia Sclarea Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the seeds of the Clary Sage, Salvia sclarea 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 SCLAREA SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SALVIA SCLAREA 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%20SCLAREA%20SEED%20OIL