What it is
In the register’s words: “Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Coconut, Cocos nucifera L., Palmaceae.”
- EU register name (INCI)
- COCOS NUCIFERA FRUIT EXTRACT
- CAS number
- 8001-31-8
- EC number
- 232-282-8
- Written on these labels as
- Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Extract; Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Labels often add a second name in brackets, so a label may say Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Extract where the register says COCOS NUCIFERA FRUIT EXTRACT. Both are the same ingredient.
What the register lists it for
These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Extract 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
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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.”
- Emollient
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Oils, butters and similar ingredients that make a surface feel soft and smooth. On hair they coat the strand; many plant oils carry this role.
Register definition: “Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.”
- Skin conditioning
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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.”
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.
- Shampoos 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Shampoos without it
- Clarifying shampoos 3 labels First five names: 1 of 3 Clarifying shampoos without it
- Leave-in conditioners 3 labels First five names: 1 of 3 Leave-in conditioners without it
- Stylers 2 labels First five names: 0 of 2 Stylers without it
Every label, product by product (9)
- As I Am Coconut CoWash Cleansing Conditioner Shampoo 7th of 25 names
- PATTERN Cleansing Shampoo Clarifying shampoo 10th of 34 names
- As I Am Curl Clarity Shampoo Clarifying shampoo 5th of 13 names
- Aunt Jackie's Power Wash Intense Moisture Clarifying Shampoo Clarifying shampoo · listed as Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract 20th of 30 names
- As I Am Leave-In Conditioner Leave-in conditioner 4th of 25 names
- Bouclème Curl Cream Leave-in conditioner 8th of 38 names
- Bouclème Fragrance Free Curl Cream Leave-in conditioner 8th of 17 names
- PATTERN Curl Gel Styler 11th of 38 names
- Maui Moisture Flexible Hold + Coconut Milk Curl Foam Mousse Styler 7th of 16 names
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
Other hair conditioning ingredients on these labels
- Glycerin 131 labels
- Panthenol 72 labels
- Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil 69 labels
- Behentrimonium Methosulfate 38 labels
- Caprylyl Glycol 37 labels
- Behentrimonium Chloride 34 labels
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine 34 labels
- Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil 34 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.