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Ricinus Communis Seed Oil

Our database includes 2,777 products that contain Ricinus Communis Seed Oil.

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Ricinus Communis Seed Oil is the INCI name for castor oil.

Castor Oil helps moisturize the skin. It is rich in a fatty acid called ricinoleic acid. This fatty acid helps prevent moisture loss on the skin. This helps keep your skin soft and hydrated. Ricinoleic acid also has anti-inflammatory and pain reducing properties.

Besides hydrating the skin, castor oil is also used to hydrate hair. By keeping the hair shaft moisturized, breakage is decreased. More studies are needed to show castor oil's effective on stimulating hair growth.

Castor oil is created by cold-pressing castor seeds and then purifying the oil with heat. It was used in Ancient Egypt as fuel in lamps and to help treat eye irritation.

The term 'fragrance' is not regulated in many countries. In many cases, it is up to the brand to define this term. For instance, many brands choose to label themselves as "fragrance-free" because they are not using synthetic fragrances. However, their products may still contain ingredients such as essential oils that are considered a fragrance.

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Concerns

Fungal Acne
Community Rating
Disliked
Comedogenic Rating
0-1
Irritancy Rating
0

What it does

Masking Obscuring or blocking
Perfuming A substance that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor, especially a volatile liquid distilled from flowers or preparedsynthetically.
Skin Conditioning To hydrate and soften skin

Alternative names

Castor Oil
Castor

Prevalence

Uncommon Percentage of products that contain it
4%
Top categories
Lip Care
Makeup
Haircare
Position Predominant list placement
Top 25%
Concentration Concentrations we've seen
11% to 100%

References

CosIng Data

CosIng ID 37514
INCI Name RICINUS COMMUNIS SEED OIL
INN Name castor oil
EC #  232-293-8
Ph. Eur. Name ricini oleum
All Functions Masking, Perfuming, Skin Conditioning