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Ingredient on hair labels

Punica Granatum Bark/Fruit Extract

TheWashDay editorial · Updated · From the EU ingredient register and the makers’ own labels · How we match names

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Punica Granatum Bark/Fruit Extract is on 2 of the 177 hair-product labels we compare, from 1 maker. Its uses in the EU ingredient register are antimicrobial and astringent. None of these labels names it among its first five ingredients.

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What it is

In the register’s words: “Punica Granatum Bark/Fruit Extract is an extract of the bark and fruit of the Pomegranate, Punica granatum L., Punicaceae.”

EU register name (INCI)
PUNICA GRANATUM BARK/FRUIT EXTRACT
CAS number
84961-57-9
EC number
284-646-0

What the register lists it for

These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Punica Granatum Bark/Fruit Extract in any cosmetic, hair roles first. They say why a maker might add it, not what it does in one formula, and they aren’t a safety rating.

Antimicrobial

Slows the growth of microbes, in the product or on the surface it touches. Some preservatives, extracts and essential oils carry this role.

Register definition: “Preventing and/or slowing down microbial growth.”

Astringent

Gives skin a tighter feel. Witch hazel and some plant extracts carry this role.

Register definition: “Contracting and/or tightening the skin.”

Where it sits on each label

US labels list ingredients from most to least, except that those at 1% or less may follow in any order. A name near the top is a large part of the formula. A label doesn’t mark where the 1% point falls, so further down, the order says little about how much is in it.

Every label, product by product (2)

Each line runs from the first name on a label to the last; a dot is where this ingredient sits. Makers change formulas now and then; if the list on your bottle differs, go by your bottle.

Your next step

Find products without Punica Granatum Bark/Fruit Extract Check every name on your own label All ingredients on the labels we compare

Other antimicrobial ingredients on these labels

Updated · The name, numbers and uses come from the European Commission’s CosIng entry (CC BY 4.0); we write the uses in US spelling and put the hair ones first. The labels are each maker’s own. The order rule is the FDA’s Cosmetics Labeling Guide. All our sources are on the Sources page.