How we scored it
Fixed oil pressed from seeds; convention rates oils at 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
Obtained by pressing the seeds of Santalum spicatum (Australian sandalwood). No petrochemical equivalent exists.
In plain English
A vegetable oil pressed from Australian sandalwood seeds, used to soften and condition skin. It's a straightforward cold-pressed plant oil.
CosIng definition: Santalum Spicatum Seed Oil is the fixed oil derived from the seeds of Santalum spicatum, Santalaceae.
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.
- 2SANTALUM SPICATUM SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SANTALUM SPICATUM SEED OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SANTALUM%20SPICATUM%20SEED%20OIL