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Plum Kernel Oil

aka prunus domestica seed oil · plum oil · le prunier

The newer-generation French-clean facial oil — LeBon's signature, popularized by Le Prunier (the Taub-Dix sisters' California stone-fruit kernel oil). Cold-pressed from Prunus domestica kernels; high in oleic acid, tocopherols, and a distinctive almond-marzipan aroma that doubles as 'clean fragrance'. The agricultural-byproduct sustainability story (rescuing kernels from prune waste streams) gives it a circular-economy clean credential.

Benefits
  • lightweight emollient with distinctive natural scent
  • antioxidant tocopherol load
  • agricultural circularity story (waste-stream sourcing)
Example uses
  • Le Prunier facial oil
  • LeBon body oils
  • scent-forward clean facial oils
Formulation notes

Use 1–100% in oil products; 1–10% in emulsions. Cold-pressed virgin preserves both antioxidants and the characteristic aroma — which formulators sometimes leverage as the only 'fragrance' in fragrance-free positioning.

Watchouts

Stone-fruit allergy (rare). Strong characteristic odor not for everyone.

Clean beauty perception

Strongly positive — circular sourcing is the story.