Zea Mays Oil
Our database includes 311 products that contain Zea Mays Oil.
Explained
Zea Mays Oil is refined oil. It is created from the process of wet milling corn, or zea mays. Zea Mays Oil is fragrance ingredient, hair conditioning agent, occlusive skin conditioning agent, surfactant, and emulsifying agent.
It is composed of several fatty acids, including myristic, palmitic, stearic, oleic, and linoleic.
You should know
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.
What it does
Emulsifying
The act of emulsion: a suspension of small globules of one liquid in a second liquid with which the first will not mix
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
Beta Carotene
Corn Oil
Prevalence
Less common
Percentage of products that contain it
0.5%
Top categories
Moisturizers
Treatments
Makeup
Position
Predominant list placement
Top 50%
References
Products with Zea Mays Oil
CosIng Data
CosIng ID
80735
INCI Name
ZEA MAYS OIL
EC #
 232-281-2
All Functions
Emulsifying, Hair Conditioning, Masking, Perfuming, Skin Conditioning
