How we scored it
Expressed fruit oil, wholly natural plant lipid.
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
Expressed (pressed) from the fruit of the saw palmetto, Serenoa serrulata. No synthetic version is used for this oil.
In plain English
An oil pressed from saw palmetto fruit, used to condition skin. It comes directly from the fruit, without chemical modification.
CosIng definition: Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Oil is the oil expressed from the fruit of the Saw Palm, Serenoa Serrulata, Palmaceae
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.
- 2SERENOA SERRULATA FRUIT OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SERENOA SERRULATA FRUIT OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SERENOA%20SERRULATA%20FRUIT%20OIL