Is Opuntia Tuna Fruit Extract natural?

Q: Is Opuntia Tuna Fruit Extract natural?

Opuntia Tuna Fruit Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Whole extract comes from Opuntia tuna fruit pulp or juice; nothing petrochemical is added. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Whole extract comes from Opuntia tuna fruit pulp or juice; nothing petrochemical is added.

INCI nameOpuntia Tuna Fruit Extract

FunctionSkin Conditioning

FeedstockExtracted from the fruit of the prickly pear…

How we scored it

Fruit extract of prickly pear; entirely plant-derived, no synthetic fragments.

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 of the prickly pear cactus by pressing or solvent extraction. No alternative synthetic route exists.

In plain English

An extract from prickly pear cactus fruit, added to skincare to help condition and soften skin.

CosIng definition: Opuntia Tuna Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruits of the Prickly Pear, Opuntia tuna, Cactaceae

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