Database/Skin Conditioning/Vaccinium Macrocarpon Seed Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Vaccinium Macrocarpon Seed Oil natural?

Yes. Botanical seed oil obtained by expression from Vaccinium macrocarpon seeds; entire molecule is natural-origin fatty triglyceride.

INCI nameVaccinium Macrocarpon Seed Oil
CAS91770-88-6
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockCold- or mechanically-pressed from cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) seeds.…

How we scored it

Whole fixed oil expressed from cranberry seeds; 100% plant-derived triglyceride, no synthetic fragment to subtract.
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

Cold- or mechanically-pressed from cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) seeds. No alternative synthetic route exists for this vegetable oil.

In plain English

An oil pressed from cranberry seeds, used to soften and condition skin. It comes directly from the fruit's seeds by mechanical pressing.

CosIng definition: Vaccinium Macrocarpon Seed Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the seeds of the Cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon, Ericaceae

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