What it is
In the register’s words: “Punica Granatum Extract is the extract of the whole plant,Punica granatum.”
- EU register name (INCI)
- PUNICA GRANATUM EXTRACT
- CAS number
- 84961-57-9
- EC number
- 284-646-0
Labels often add a second name in brackets, so a label may say Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Extract where the register says PUNICA GRANATUM EXTRACT. Both are the same ingredient.
What the register lists it for
These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) 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.
- Antioxidant
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Slows the oxygen damage that makes oils go rancid in the bottle. Vitamin E (tocopherol) is the common one.
Register definition: “Inhibiting reactions promoted by oxygen, thus avoiding oxidation and rancidity.”
- Skin protecting
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Helps shield skin from outside factors. On a hair label it usually sits beside a conditioning role.
Register definition: “Helping to avoid harmful effects to the skin from external factors.”
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.
- Shampoos 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Shampoos without it
- Leave-in conditioners 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Leave-in conditioners without it
- Stylers 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Stylers without it
Every label, product by product (3)
- Bouclème Curl Cleanser Shampoo 15th of 35 names
- Mielle Pomegranate & Honey Leave-In Conditioner Leave-in conditioner 15th of 27 names
- Mielle Pomegranate & Honey Curl Smoothie Styler 15th of 21 names
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
Other antioxidant ingredients on these labels
- Tocopherol 45 labels
- Tocopheryl Acetate 30 labels
- Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil 7 labels
- Hydroxyacetophenone 6 labels
- Ascorbic Acid 4 labels
- Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate 3 labels
- Sodium Metabisulfite 3 labels
- Apium Graveolens (Celery) Seed Extract 2 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.