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INCI ingredient

Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil

Also listed as: Sunflower Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil / Sunflower Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil/Sunflower Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil/ Sunflower Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil/Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil

Sunflower seed oil, a light plant oil used as an emollient.

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

Sunflower seed oil is pressed from sunflower seeds and is rich in linoleic acid, which makes it lighter and less greasy than olive or coconut oil. It softens skin and dissolves other oil-soluble ingredients in creams, body oils and lip balms. CosIng lists it as emollient and solvent.

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 Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil

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In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • skin conditioning - emollient
  • solvent
  • skin conditioning - miscellaneous
  • skin conditioning - occlusive
  • skin conditioning - emollient: Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
  • solvent: Dissolving other components of cosmetics. Solvents are usually liquids (aqueous and nonaqueous).
  • skin conditioning - miscellaneous: Enhancing the appearance of dry and/or damaged skin by reducing flaking and restoring suppleness.
  • skin conditioning - occlusive: Retarding the evaporation of water from the skin surface. Occlusives are generally lipids which tend to remain on the skin surface and thus increase the water content of skin.

CAS 84776-03-4 (generic)/ 8001-21-6/ 164250-88-8 (generic) · EC -/ 232-273-9/ -

EU regulation

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

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

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