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INCI ingredient

Cocos Nucifera Oil

Also listed as: Coconut Oil, Cocos Nucifera Oil / Coconut Oil, Cocos Nucifera Oil/Coconut Oil, Cocos Nucifera Oil/ Coconut Oil, Cocos Nucifera Oil /Coconut Oil

Coconut oil, a plant oil used as an emollient and in soaps.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Coconut oil is solid at room temperature and rich in lauric acid. It appears in body butters, hair masks and bar soaps.

It is plant-derived and affects none of the six checks. It is a carrier oil, not an essential oil, so it is not fragrance.

Functions: emollient

Products with Cocos Nucifera Oil

in 402 products

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In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • hair conditioning
  • fragrance
  • skin conditioning
  • perfuming
  • hair conditioning: Enhancing the appearance and feel of hair. Leaving the hair easy to comb, supple, soft and shiny and/or imparting volume, lightness, gloss, texture, etc.
  • fragrance: Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
  • skin conditioning: Maintaining the skin in good condition.
  • perfuming: Used for perfume and aromatic raw materials.

CAS 8001-31-8 · EC 232-282-8

EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

CosIng records a perfuming function for this ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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