Database/Skin Conditioning/Myristica Fragrans Kernel Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Myristica Fragrans Kernel Extract natural?

Yes. Extracted from nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) kernels; botanical extracts are natural origin by this site's convention.

INCI nameMyristica Fragrans Kernel Extract
CAS84082-68-8
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockObtained by extraction of nutmeg kernels. Single botanical…

How we scored it

Botanical kernel extract → 1.0 by 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

Obtained by extraction of nutmeg kernels. Single botanical route.

In plain English

A skin-conditioning extract from nutmeg kernels, used in cosmetic formulations. A whole-plant extract with no synthetic processing.

CosIng definition: Myristica Fragrans Kernel Extract is an extract of the kernel of the Nutmeg, Myristica fragrans, Myristicaceae

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