How we scored it
Sesame seed fat (triglycerides, usually hydrogenated sesame oil); all carbon, hydrogen and oxygen are plant-derived: 1.00.
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: sesame seed oil, pressed and refined, then hydrogenated or fractionated to a solid butter. No alternative route is known.
In plain English
A soft, solid fat from sesame seeds, usually made by hardening sesame oil. It softens and smooths skin as an emollient and thickens creams and balms.
CosIng definition: Sesamum Indicum Seed Butter is the fat obtained from the seeds of Sesame, Sesamum indicum L., Pedaliaceae
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.
- 2SESAMUM INDICUM SEED BUTTER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SESAMUM INDICUM SEED BUTTER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SESAMUM%20INDICUM%20SEED%20BUTTER