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INCI ingredient

Oenothera Biennis Evening Primrose Oil

Also listed as: Oenothera Biennis Oil, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Organic Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil

Oenothera Biennis Evening Primrose Oil appears on 17 ingredient lists in our database, most often in baby cares.

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

Oenothera Biennis Evening Primrose Oil appears on 17 ingredient lists in our database, most often in baby cares.

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

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • skin conditioning - emollient
  • skin conditioning - emollient: Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.

CAS 90028-66-3 · EC 289-859-2

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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