Prunus Domestica Oil ●
TL;DR. This ingredient functions primarily as an emollient and skin-conditioning botanical oil, adding softness, slip, and a light occlusive feel to creams, balms, oils, and hair products.
What does Prunus Domestica Oil do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient functions primarily as an emollient and skin-conditioning botanical oil, adding softness, slip, and a light occlusive feel to creams, balms, oils, and hair products.
Is Prunus Domestica Oil clean?
It is generally well tolerated and is not typically flagged on major clean-beauty restricted lists. As with many botanical oils, rare individual sensitivity is possible, and quality depends on freshness and good oxidation control.
Is Prunus Domestica Oil sustainable?
This material is plant-derived, biodegradable, and often connected to upcycled agricultural streams from fruit processing. Its sustainability profile depends on farming practices, extraction method, refining, and transport footprint.
Is Prunus Domestica Oil COSMOS-approved?
It is permitted under COSMOS-natural and COSMOS-organic when sourced and processed according to the standard, especially through allowed physical extraction and refining methods. It aligns well with Green Chemistry principles because it is renewable, biodegradable, and can be made with low-solvent or solvent-free processing.
How does Prunus Domestica Oil work chemically?
This ingredient is a triglyceride oil rich in unsaturated fatty acids, typically dominated by oleic acid with meaningful linoleic acid and smaller amounts of palmitic and stearic acids. It is commonly used from low single-digit percentages in emulsions to much higher levels in anhydrous products, and antioxidants plus protection from heat and light help manage oxidation.
Last updated 2026-05-14