How we scored it
Whole botanical seed extract; 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
Obtained by extracting the seeds (kernels) of the plum, Prunus domestica. Standard extraction or pressing methods are used.
In plain English
An extract from plum seeds, used as a skin-softening emollient. Made by extracting compounds from the seed kernels.
CosIng definition: Prunus Domestica Seed Extract is an extract of the seeds of the Plum, Prunus domestica 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 DOMESTICA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PRUNUS DOMESTICA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PRUNUS%20DOMESTICA%20SEED%20EXTRACT