Database/Emollient/Torreya Nucifera Seed Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Torreya Nucifera Seed Oil natural?

Yes. Mechanically pressed from the seeds of the Torreya nucifera tree; entirely plant-derived triglyceride oil.

INCI nameTorreya Nucifera Seed Oil
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockFeedstock is seeds of the Torreya nucifera (Japanese…

How we scored it

Oil expressed from Torreya nucifera seeds; vegetable oil; 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

Feedstock is seeds of the Torreya nucifera (Japanese nutmeg-yew) tree, cold-pressed to yield the oil. No synthetic route exists.

In plain English

A plant oil pressed from Torreya nucifera tree seeds, used to soften and condition skin in cosmetic formulations.

CosIng definition: Torreya Nucifera Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the seeds of the Torreya nucifera, Taxaceae

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