Is Prunus Cerasus Fruit Extract natural?

Q: Is Prunus Cerasus Fruit Extract natural?

Prunus Cerasus Fruit Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Extract of bitter cherry fruit, a natural plant material, no synthetic fragment present. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Extract of bitter cherry fruit, a natural plant material, no synthetic fragment present.

INCI namePrunus Cerasus Fruit Extract

CAS89997-53-5

FunctionAntioxidant · Skin Conditioning

FeedstockObtained by extracting the fruit of the bitter…

How we scored it

Botanical fruit extract; plant extracts are rated 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

Obtained by extracting the fruit of the bitter cherry, Prunus cerasus. No synthetic alternative is used.

In plain English

An antioxidant, skin-conditioning extract from bitter cherry fruit. It comes directly from the fruit by extraction.

CosIng definition: Prunus Cerasus Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Bitter Cherry, Prunus cerasus L., Rosaceae

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