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INCI ingredient

Zea Mays Germ Oil

Also listed as: Zea Mays Germ Oil/Corn Germ Oil

Zea Mays Germ Oil appears on 4 ingredient lists in our database, most often in body moisturizers.

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

Zea Mays Germ Oil appears on 4 ingredient lists in our database, most often in body moisturizers.

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, skin conditioning

Products with Zea Mays Germ Oil

in 4 products

Showing 4 of 4 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

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

CAS 8001-30-7 · EC 232-281-2

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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