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

Is Vaccinium Myrtillus Seed Oil natural?

Yes. CosIng defines this as oil expressed from bilberry seeds; vegetable oils are natural origin.

INCI nameVaccinium Myrtillus Seed Oil
CAS84082-34-8
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by cold-pressing bilberry seeds, often a byproduct…

How we scored it

Expressed vegetable oil = 1.0 by this site's convention.
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

Made by cold-pressing bilberry seeds, often a byproduct of berry juice production. No synthetic alternative route exists.

In plain English

An oil pressed from bilberry seeds. Used in skincare as a skin-conditioning emollient.

CosIng definition: Vaccinium Myrtillus Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the seeds of the Myrtle, Vaccinium myrtillus L., 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 MYRTILLUS SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS 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%20MYRTILLUS%20SEED%20OIL