Prunus Dulcis ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is primarily used as a plant-derived emollient and skin-conditioning lipid. It adds slip, softens the skin feel, and helps reduce moisture loss from the surface.
What does Prunus Dulcis do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is primarily used as a plant-derived emollient and skin-conditioning lipid. It adds slip, softens the skin feel, and helps reduce moisture loss from the surface.
Is Prunus Dulcis clean?
This ingredient is generally well tolerated and has no major clean-standard restricted-list friction. Its tree-nut source can matter for highly sensitized users, although refined cosmetic grades contain very little residual protein.
Is Prunus Dulcis sustainable?
This material comes from a renewable tree crop and is readily biodegradable as a natural lipid. The main sustainability caveat is agricultural footprint, especially irrigation demand in water-stressed growing regions.
Is Prunus Dulcis COSMOS-approved?
It is permitted under COSMOS-natural and can be used in COSMOS-organic products when the supply meets organic sourcing and processing requirements. It fits Green Chemistry well because it is renewable, biodegradable, and commonly obtained through low-complexity physical processing.
How does Prunus Dulcis work chemically?
The molecule profile is triglyceride-rich, dominated by oleic and linoleic acid esters with smaller saturated fatty acid fractions and natural antioxidant components. Typical use levels range from about 1% to 20% in leave-on products, and the main formulation concern is oxidation, so antioxidants plus air and light control support stability.
Last updated 2026-05-15