Is Laurus Nobilis Fruit Extract natural?

Q: Is Laurus Nobilis Fruit Extract natural?

Laurus Nobilis Fruit Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Fruit extract from Laurus nobilis (bay laurel); no petrochemical fragment present. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Fruit extract from Laurus nobilis (bay laurel); no petrochemical fragment present.

INCI nameLaurus Nobilis Fruit Extract

FunctionSkin Conditioning

FeedstockExtracted from the fruit (berries) of Laurus nobilis…

How we scored it

Whole fruit extract; natural botanical extract = 1.0 by this site's convention.

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

Extracted from the fruit (berries) of Laurus nobilis (bay laurel). No significant alternative route.

In plain English

An extract from bay laurel berries, used to condition skin in cosmetic products.

CosIng definition: Laurus Nobilis Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of Laurus nobilis, Lauraceae.

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