How we scored it
Oil expressed from fruit; oils are natural origin by this site's convention → 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
Produced by cold-pressing or expressing the fruit of the Peruvian peppertree. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An oil pressed from the fruit of the Peruvian pepper tree. Used to add natural fragrance and help condition the skin.
CosIng definition: Schinus Molle Oil is the oil expressed from the fruit of the American Pepper, Schinus molle L., Theaceae
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.
- 2SCHINUS MOLLE OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SCHINUS MOLLE OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SCHINUS%20MOLLE%20OIL