Arachis hypogaea oil (peanut oil)
Arachis hypogaea oil is the INCI name for peanut oil used in cosmetics.
- Used in
- Cosmetic ingredient (INCI)
- CosIng functions
- skin conditioning
CosIng description: Arachis Hypogaea Oil is the refined fixed oil obtained from the seed kernels of one or more of the cultivated varieties of the Peanut, Arachis hypogaea L., Leguminosae
Also listed as
Contains / relevant to
- Peanuts: Relevant to people avoiding peanuts. Peanut and peanut-derived ingredients, including arachis oil.
What to look for on labels
- Cosmetic ingredient lists use INCI names, in descending order of concentration down to 1 %; ingredients below 1 % can follow in any order.
- Cosmetics have no allergen bolding or “Contains” line: a food allergen appears only under its INCI name, often in Latin, such as “Arachis hypogaea oil”.
Related
- PeanutPeanut is a legume, not a tree nut, and one of the major food allergens in the EU and the US.
- Arachis oilArachis oil is another name for peanut oil; Arachis hypogaea is the peanut plant.
- Hidden names for peanuts and tree nuts on labelsGuide
- How to read cosmetic INCI lists for sensitive skinGuide
Sources
- European Commission CosIng cosmetic ingredient database
- IngrediLens ingredient database (names, flags and notes shown on this page)
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