Refusal D04 · Supplier dependent · Material standard
Prickly pear stayed unrefined
Refining would make the oil easier to standardize, but it strips away part of the reason the material was chosen.
decision ledger · Formulation decision
The refusal
A luxury botanical loses meaning when refinement removes the very qualities the label is borrowing.
- Sources or observation
- The value of prickly pear is not just the name. The material has to retain the character we selected it for.
- Decision
- Supplier dependent · Material standard This remains conditional until the finished formula or named test resolves it.
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