Database/Antimicrobial/Sapindus Mukorossi Seed Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Sapindus Mukorossi Seed Oil natural?

Yes. Soapnut seed oil is glycerol plus plant fatty acids, both obtained from the pressed seeds, so every fragment is of natural origin.

INCI nameSapindus Mukorossi Seed Oil
FunctionAntimicrobial · Emollient
FeedstockSeeds of the soapnut tree (Sapindus mukorossi), native…

How we scored it

Pressed seed oil: triglycerides of plant fatty acids on glycerol, both natural. Nothing synthetic retained. 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 the soapnut tree (Sapindus mukorossi), native to Asia, are pressed to give a fatty oil. No synthetic route exists, so there is no alternative.

In plain English

A pressed oil from the seeds of the soapnut tree, which grows in Asia. It is a plant oil made mainly of fatty acids bound to glycerol and is listed for emollient, humectant and skin-conditioning roles.

CosIng definition: Sapindus Mukorossi Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the seeds of Sapindus mukorossi, Sapindaceae.

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