Database/Emollient/Prunus Persica Kernel Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Prunus Persica Kernel Oil natural?

Yes. Mechanically pressed peach kernel oil; entirely plant triglyceride carbon, no chemical modification.

INCI namePrunus Persica Kernel Oil
CAS8002-78-6
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockPrunus Persica Kernel Oil is cold-pressed from peach…

How we scored it

Expressed oil from peach kernels; vegetable-oils convention = 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

Prunus Persica Kernel Oil is cold-pressed from peach kernels. It is used as expressed, without further synthetic processing.

In plain English

Oil pressed from peach kernels. It's used as an emollient to soften and condition the skin.

CosIng definition: Prunus Persica Kernel Oil is the oil expressed from the kernels of the Peach, Prunus persica, 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 PERSICA KERNEL OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3PRUNUS PERSICA KERNEL OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PRUNUS%20PERSICA%20KERNEL%20OIL