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INCI ingredient

Helianthusannuus Seed Oil

Also listed as: Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Helianthusannuus Seed Oil / Sunflower Seed Oil

Helianthusannuus Seed Oil appears on 6 ingredient lists in our database.

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

Helianthusannuus Seed Oil appears on 6 ingredient lists in our database.

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: skin conditioning - emollient, solvent, skin conditioning - miscellaneous, skin conditioning - occlusive

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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