Database/Skin Conditioning/Pyrus Malus Seed Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Pyrus Malus Seed Extract natural?

Yes. The constituents are extracted from apple seeds, so all mass is natural origin.

INCI namePyrus Malus Seed Extract
CAS85251-63-4
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockDominant route: solvent extraction of apple (Pyrus malus)…

How we scored it

Botanical extract of apple (Pyrus malus) seeds; all constituents natural: 1.00.
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

Dominant route: solvent extraction of apple (Pyrus malus) seeds. Supplier note: the extraction carrier is not specified, but botanical extracts are scored 1.0 by convention.

In plain English

An extract of apple seeds, used in skin products as a conditioning ingredient. It is a plant extract rather than a synthesised chemical.

CosIng definition: Pyrus Malus Seed Extract is an extract of the seeds of the Apple, Pyrus malus 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. 2PYRUS MALUS SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3PYRUS MALUS SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PYRUS%20MALUS%20SEED%20EXTRACT