You should know
What it is
Oil
Form of Oil
Oil is a hydrophobic (water-repelling) substance that can help regulate sebum production in skincare.
Concerns
Fungal Acne
May feed Fungal Acne
Malassezia (Pityrosporum) folliculitis is a skin condition with acne-like breakouts caused by malassezia, a type of yeast.
Explained
Zea Mays Germ Oil comes from corn.
It is an occlusive skin conditioning agent.
Zea Mays Germ Oil is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 0.1% of the products in our database containing it.
What it does:
Where it's used
Zea Mays Germ Oil is most often found as ingredient number 11 within an ingredient list.
These are the categories of products that use Zea Mays Germ Oil the most:
Products with Zea Mays Germ Oil
![ISANA Med Akut Nachtcreme [5% Urea]](https://skinsort.com/rails/active_storage/representations/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBL0o3QkE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--de719122c6e23dbfcd65569ae643047796050325/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDRG9MWm05eWJXRjBPZ2wzWldKd09oUnlaWE5wZW1WZmRHOWZiR2x0YVhSYkIya0M5QUZwQXZRQk9ncHpZWFpsY25zR09neHhkV0ZzYVhSNWFVcz0iLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--b72940ad2f828f564888ecdc27fe23650eed6efb/isana-med-akut-nachtcreme-5-urea_front_photo_300x300@2x.webp)
CosIng Data
- CosIng ID: 80733
- INCI Name: ZEA MAYS GERM OIL
- EC #: Â 232-281-2
- All Functions: Emollient, Skin Conditioning
