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Plum Seed Oil
Prunus Domestica Seed OilBarrier
Plum seed oil, a plant oil used to soften skin.
What it does
It’s pressed from the kernel inside the plum stone. Like other plant oils, it softens skin and helps hold in moisture.
The evidence, graded
expert consensusUS safety reviewers (2017) judged 244 plant oils safe as used. Their list names sesame seed oil, oat kernel oil, papaya seed oil, raspberry seed oil, peach kernel oil, plum seed oil (Prunus domestica), camelina seed oil and crambe seed oil. They say oils are used to soften skin and seal in moisture. They asked makers to limit pesticide residues and heavy metals.Burnett 2017 · International Journal of Toxicology ↗
Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
Also known as
plum kernel oil
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