Database/Skin Conditioning/Silybum Marianum Seed Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Silybum Marianum Seed Extract natural?

Yes. Seed extract rich in natural flavonolignans (silymarin complex); formula is consistent with, not contradicting, the plant-extract description.

INCI nameSilybum Marianum Seed Extract
CAS84604-20-6
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from milk thistle (Silybum marianum) seeds, usually…

How we scored it

Milk thistle seed extract; given formula matches the natural flavonolignan silibinin; botanical extract 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 milk thistle (Silybum marianum) seeds, usually with alcohol/water, yielding the natural silymarin flavonolignan complex. No synthetic route is used commercially.

In plain English

An extract from milk thistle seeds, containing natural plant compounds called flavonolignans, used to help condition skin. It's made by extracting the crushed seeds.

CosIng definition: Silybum Marianum Seed Extract is an extract of the seeds of the Lady's Thistle, Silybum marianum (L.), Asteraceae

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