How we scored it
Fat pressed or extracted from marula seeds; plant fat only, so 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
Dominant route is cold pressing or extraction of marula nut kernels from southern Africa. No alternative route applies.
In plain English
A soft plant fat from the kernels of the marula fruit tree, used to soften skin and form a protective layer that slows moisture loss. It comes straight from the plant.
CosIng definition: Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Butter is the fat obtained from the seeds of Sclerocarya birrea.
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.
- 2SCLEROCARYA BIRREA SEED BUTTER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SCLEROCARYA BIRREA SEED BUTTER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SCLEROCARYA%20BIRREA%20SEED%20BUTTER