Database/Skin Conditioning/Prunus Spinosa Fruit Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Prunus Spinosa Fruit Extract natural?

Yes. Extract obtained directly from blackthorn fruit by extraction; wholly natural plant feedstock.

INCI namePrunus Spinosa Fruit Extract
CAS90105-94-5
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the fruit of the Blackthorn (Prunus…

How we scored it

Botanical fruit extract, this site's 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

Extracted from the fruit of the Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa). Produced by solvent or water extraction with no petrochemical inputs.

In plain English

An extract of blackthorn (sloe) fruit, used to condition the skin.

CosIng definition: Prunus Spinosa Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of the Blackthorn, Prunus spinosa L., 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 SPINOSA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3PRUNUS SPINOSA 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%20SPINOSA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT