How we scored it
Botanical kernel oil, whole triglyceride; 1.0 per this site's convention
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
Pressed from the kernels of the mongongo (manketti) tree, harvested largely from wild trees in southern Africa. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A rich, nourishing oil pressed from the kernels of the African mongongo (manketti) tree. Used to soften and condition skin and hair, like other nut and seed oils.
CosIng definition: Schinziophyton Rautanenii Kernel Oil is tha oil expressed from the kernel of Schinziophyton Rautanenii
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.
- 2SCHINZIOPHYTON RAUTANENII KERNEL OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SCHINZIOPHYTON RAUTANENII KERNEL OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SCHINZIOPHYTON%20RAUTANENII%20KERNEL%20OIL