How we scored it
Botanical seed oil; 1.0 per this site's method regardless of essential/fixed-oil labelling
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 fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) by pressing or extraction. No synthetic route is used.
In plain English
An aromatic oil obtained from fenugreek seeds, used mainly as a natural fragrance ingredient in cosmetic formulas.
CosIng definition: Trigonella Foenum-Graecum Seed Oil is an essential oil obtained from the seeds of the Fenugreek, Trigonella foenum-graecum L., Leguminosae
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.
- 2TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM SEED OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TRIGONELLA%20FOENUM-GRAECUM%20SEED%20OIL