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Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil

TheWashDay editorial · Updated · From the EU ingredient register and the makers’ own labels · How we match names

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Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil is on 3 of the 177 hair-product labels we compare, from 3 makers, most often in clarifying shampoos. Its uses in the EU ingredient register include hair conditioning, antimicrobial and antioxidant. None of these labels names it among its first five ingredients.

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What it is

In the register’s words: “Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed oil is the fixed oil expressed from the seeds of Calophyllum inophyllum, Hypericaceae.”

EU register name (INCI)
CALOPHYLLUM INOPHYLLUM SEED OIL
CAS number
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EC number
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What the register lists it for

These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil in any cosmetic, hair roles first. They say why a maker might add it, not what it does in one formula, and they aren’t a safety rating.

Hair conditioning

The register’s hair role for ingredients that make hair feel softer, smoother or easier to comb. Most conditioners, masks and leave-ins list several.

Register definition: “Enhancing the appearance and feel of hair. Leaving the hair easy to comb, supple, soft and shiny and/or imparting volume, lightness, gloss, texture, etc.”

Antimicrobial

Slows the growth of microbes, in the product or on the surface it touches. Some preservatives, extracts and essential oils carry this role.

Register definition: “Preventing and/or slowing down microbial growth.”

Antioxidant

Slows the oxygen damage that makes oils go rancid in the bottle. Vitamin E (tocopherol) is the common one.

Register definition: “Inhibiting reactions promoted by oxygen, thus avoiding oxidation and rancidity.”

Oral care

A role the ingredient has in toothpaste or mouthwash. On a hair label it is there for another listed use.

Register definition: “Providing cosmetic effects to the oral cavity, e.g. cleansing, deodorising, protecting.”

Skin conditioning

The register’s broad role for ingredients that keep skin in good condition. On a hair label it often sits beside a hair role, or marks a plant oil or extract.

Register definition: “Maintaining the skin in good condition.”

UV absorber

Protects the product in the bottle from UV light. It isn’t sun protection for your hair.

Register definition: “Protecting the cosmetic product from the effects of UV-light.”

Where it sits on each label

US labels list ingredients from most to least, except that those at 1% or less may follow in any order. A name near the top is a large part of the formula. A label doesn’t mark where the 1% point falls, so further down, the order says little about how much is in it.

Every label, product by product (3)

Each line runs from the first name on a label to the last; a dot is where this ingredient sits. Makers change formulas now and then; if the list on your bottle differs, go by your bottle.

Your next step

Find products without Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil Check every name on your own label All ingredients on the labels we compare

Other hair conditioning ingredients on these labels

Updated · The name, numbers and uses come from the European Commission’s CosIng entry (CC BY 4.0); we write the uses in US spelling and put the hair ones first. The labels are each maker’s own. The order rule is the FDA’s Cosmetics Labeling Guide. All our sources are on the Sources page.