Database/Humectant/Prunus Avium Fruit Water
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Prunus Avium Fruit Water natural?

Yes. Hydrosol from Prunus avium fruit; wholly natural, no petrochemical fragment.

INCI namePrunus Avium Fruit Water
CAS85566-22-9
FunctionHumectant · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by steam-distilling sweet cherry (Prunus avium) fruit.…

How we scored it

Aqueous steam distillate from sweet cherry fruit; entirely plant-derived. 1.0.
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

Made by steam-distilling sweet cherry (Prunus avium) fruit. No synthetic alternative route exists.

In plain English

A hydrating fragrant water distilled from sweet cherries. Used as a humectant and skin conditioner. Made directly from the fruit.

CosIng definition: Prunus Avium (Sweet Cherry) Fruit Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the fruit of Prunus avium, Rosaceae.

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