Is Vaccinium Myrtillus Seed Extract natural?

Q: Is Vaccinium Myrtillus Seed Extract natural?

Vaccinium Myrtillus Seed Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Seed extract of bilberry, a natural plant material. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Seed extract of bilberry, a natural plant material.

INCI nameVaccinium Myrtillus Seed Extract

FunctionSkin Conditioning

FeedstockExtracted from bilberry seeds, usually by solvent or…

How we scored it

Whole botanical seed extract; plant carbon only.

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 bilberry seeds, usually by solvent or oil extraction. No petrochemical alternative exists.

In plain English

An extract from bilberry seeds used to condition and soothe the skin in creams and serums.

CosIng definition: Vaccinium Myrtillus Seed Extract is the extract of the seeds of Vaccinium myrtillus.

References

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