Database/Skin Conditioning/Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Powder
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Powder natural?

Yes. Fruit tissue (fatty acids, sterols, carbohydrates, fibre) is entirely plant-derived with nothing added, so all mass is natural origin.

INCI nameSerenoa Serrulata Fruit Powder
CAS84604-15-9
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockSaw palmetto fruit is harvested, dried and milled…

How we scored it

Powder of dried, ground Serenoa serrulata fruit: whole plant material, n = 1; 100% natural origin, 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

Saw palmetto fruit is harvested, dried and milled to a powder. No alternative route applies.

In plain English

Dried, ground fruit of the saw palmetto palm, used as a skin-conditioning powder. It contains natural fatty acids and plant sterols.

CosIng definition: Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Powder is a powder obtained from the dried, ground fruit of the Saw Palm, Serenoa Serrulata, Palmaceae

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