Pyrus Cydonia Seed Extract ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is used mainly as a humectant, soothing botanical extract, and light film-former. Its it mucilage helps bind water and improve slip in skin care, hair care, and gentle cleansing formulas.
What does Pyrus Cydonia Seed Extract do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is used mainly as a humectant, soothing botanical extract, and light film-former. Its it mucilage helps bind water and improve slip in skin care, hair care, and gentle cleansing formulas.
Is Pyrus Cydonia Seed Extract clean?
It has a favorable clean-standard profile as a simple botanical extract, with low expected irritation for most users. As with many plant extracts, tolerance depends on individual sensitivity and on the preservative system used in the supplied material.
Is Pyrus Cydonia Seed Extract sustainable?
This material is plant-derived and its water-soluble polysaccharides are expected to be biodegradable. Sustainability depends mostly on agricultural practices, extraction solvent choice, and whether the seeds are sourced as a fruit-processing byproduct.
Is Pyrus Cydonia Seed Extract COSMOS-approved?
It is generally permitted under COSMOS-natural and can qualify for COSMOS-organic when the plant source and extraction solvents meet the standard. It fits Green Chemistry well when made by aqueous or glycerin extraction, using renewable feedstock and mild processing.
How does Pyrus Cydonia Seed Extract work chemically?
The active fraction is mainly hydrophilic it mucilage, a high-molecular-weight polysaccharide complex that swells in water and leaves a light film on skin or hair. It is typically supplied as an aqueous or water-glycerin extract, used at low single-digit percentages, and needs standard microbial preservation because hydrated polysaccharides can support bioburden.
Last updated 2026-05-16