Cherry pit oil
What is Cherry pit oil?
Cherry pit oil (CAS 85566-22-9), also marketed as cherry kernel oil and cherry seed oil, is a fixed vegetable oil cold-pressed from the seeds of Prunus avium.
Where is Cherry pit oil used?
- Personal care: emollient carrier and lubricant
- Cosmetics: lightweight carrier oil in facial serums, body lotions and massage oils
- Professional skincare: skin-absorbing profile for leave-on products targeting dry or sensitive skin
- Lip care and hair conditioning: emollient properties, natural-origin alternatives
- Food: finishing oil and flavor carrier in premium culinary products, particularly European specialty markets
- Coatings and lubricants: bio-based processing aid
- It is a renewable, low-viscosity oil for specific manufacturing processes.
Commercial specifications
- Cold-pressed and refined variants
- Organic-certified material commercially available
- Clear to pale yellow liquid; drums and IBCs, smaller containers for cosmetic formulators
Other Names (Synonyms)
sweet cherry pit oil|cherry seed oil|cherry kernel oil|Cherry, sweet, ext.|Prunus avium ext.|Prunus Avium