Database/Emollient/Shorea Robusta Seed Butter
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Shorea Robusta Seed Butter natural?

Yes. A pressed fat from sal tree seeds with no synthetic processing steps.

INCI nameShorea Robusta Seed Butter
CAS225234-08-2
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockObtained from the seeds of the sal tree…

How we scored it

Botanical seed fat, 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

Obtained from the seeds of the sal tree (Shorea robusta), native to South Asia. The butter is extracted by pressing and used with minimal refining.

In plain English

A firm, moisturising butter pressed from sal tree seeds, used in creams and balms to soften and protect the skin.

CosIng definition: Shorea Robusta Seed Butter is a fat obtained from the seeds of the Shorea robusta, Dipterocarpaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2SHOREA ROBUSTA SEED BUTTER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3SHOREA ROBUSTA SEED BUTTER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SHOREA%20ROBUSTA%20SEED%20BUTTER