How we scored it
Triglycerides of plant fatty acids on glycerol, pressed from rowan seed: all natural fragments, nothing synthetic added. Natural 100% / total 100% = 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 is mechanical pressing of rowan seeds. No synthetic or alternative route exists for this oil.
In plain English
A plant oil used as an emollient to soften skin and to condition hair and nails. It is pressed from the seeds of rowan (mountain ash) and consists mainly of fatty acids joined to glycerol.
CosIng definition: Sorbus Aucuparia Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the seeds of the Mountain Ash, Sorbus aucuparia L., Rosaceae
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.
- 2SORBUS AUCUPARIA SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SORBUS AUCUPARIA SEED OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SORBUS%20AUCUPARIA%20SEED%20OIL