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

Is Shorea Stenoptera Seed Butter natural?

Yes. A pressed fat from illipe nuts with no synthetic processing steps.

INCI nameShorea Stenoptera Seed Butter
CAS91770-65-9
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockPressed from the seeds (nuts) of the Shorea…

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

Pressed from the seeds (nuts) of the Shorea stenoptera tree, also known as illipe or Borneo tallow. The fat is used largely as obtained, sometimes refined.

In plain English

A rich, cocoa-butter-like fat pressed from illipe nuts, used to soften and moisturise skin in balms, lotions and lip products.

CosIng definition: Shorea Stenoptera Seed Extract is a fat obtained from the seeds of the Shorea stenoptera, 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 STENOPTERA SEED BUTTER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3SHOREA STENOPTERA 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%20STENOPTERA%20SEED%20BUTTER