Database/Skin Conditioning/Portulaca Oleracea Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Portulaca Oleracea Extract natural?

Yes. Entire ingredient is purslane (Portulaca oleracea) whole-plant extract, a natural-origin plant fragment.

INCI namePortulaca Oleracea Extract
CAS90083-07-1
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockProduced by aqueous or hydroalcoholic extraction of the…

How we scored it

Whole-plant purslane extract; no synthetic fragments; botanical extracts are 1.0 by rule.
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

Produced by aqueous or hydroalcoholic extraction of the whole purslane plant. No alternative synthetic route exists.

In plain English

An extract of the whole purslane plant used to condition skin. Purslane is an edible succulent used traditionally in skincare.

CosIng definition: Portulaca Oleracea Extract is an extract of the whole plant of the Purselane, Portulaca oleracea L., Portulacaceae

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