Camphor

Our database includes 170 products that contain Camphor.

You should know

Concerns

Irritation
Rosacea
Eczema

Explained

Camphor is a waxy solid with a strong scent. It is made using turpentine oil.

Camphor is used for medicinal purposes due to its cooling effect. In medicine, camphor is a common anti-inflammation ingredient.

It possesses antibacterial and antifungal properties.

One study found camphor to be a potential anti-wrinkle ingredient. This might be due to its ability to increase elastin and collagen production. Collagen and elastin are responsible for plump and youthful looking skin.

It is best to use cosmetics with a small amount of camphor under 11%. Using topical camphor may induce irritation and redness.

In the past, camphor was traditionally made by distilling the wood of the camphor tree.

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Also known as: Cinnamomum Camphora

Camphor is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 0.4% of the products in our database containing it.

What it does:

Masking

Community Stats

86 people from our community have liked or disliked this ingredient.

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Often have the following skin types:

Sensitive Dry

Usually have one or more of the following skin concerns:

Seborrheic Dermatitis • Redness • Sensitivity • Dryness

Where it's used

Camphor is most often found as ingredient number 17 within an ingredient list.

Of the 2 products in our database that have a known concentration of Camphor, we've seen concentrations from 0.5% to 11% specified within their ingredient lists.

These are the categories of products that use Camphor the most:

CosIng Data

  • CosIng ID: 32377
  • INCI Name: CAMPHOR
  • INN Name: camphor
  • EC #:  207-355-2 / 200-945-0
  • Ph. Eur. Name: camphora
  • All Functions: Denaturant, Masking, Plasti CI Ser
What is CosIng?

CosIng is the European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients.

SkinSort uses CosIng to source some of it's data on ingredient names and functions.