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INCI ingredient

Helianthus Annuus Sunflower Seed Extract

Also listed as: Helianthus Annuus Seed Extract, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Extract

Helianthus Annuus Sunflower Seed Extract appears on 14 ingredient lists in our database, most often in face creams.

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

Helianthus Annuus Sunflower Seed Extract appears on 14 ingredient lists in our database, most often in face creams.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: hair conditioning, uv absorber, skin conditioning - miscellaneous

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • hair conditioning
  • uv absorber
  • skin conditioning - miscellaneous
  • 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.
  • uv absorber: Protecting the cosmetic product from the effects of UV-light.
  • skin conditioning - miscellaneous: Enhancing the appearance of dry and/or damaged skin by reducing flaking and restoring suppleness.

CAS 84776-03-4 / 8001-21-6 · 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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