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INCI ingredient

Ocimum Basilicum Basil Oil

Also listed as: Ocimum Basilicum Oil, Ocimum Basilicum (Basil) Oil

Ocimum Basilicum Basil Oil appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceYescounts as fragrance
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

If a product lists Ocimum Basilicum Basil Oil, its fragrance-free answer is No. Nothing else changes.

What it does

Ocimum Basilicum Basil Oil appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database.

On the label it counts as fragrance, which is why a product that lists it cannot be fragrance-free.

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

Functions: fragrance, tonic

Products with Ocimum Basilicum Basil Oil

in 2 products

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • fragrance
  • tonic
  • fragrance: Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
  • tonic: Producing a feeling of well-being on skin and hair.

CAS 84775-71-3 / 8015-73-4 · EC 283-900-8 / -

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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