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Ferula Galbaniflua (Galbanum) Resin Oil

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

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Ferula Galbaniflua (Galbanum) Resin Oil is on 2 of the 177 hair-product labels we compare, from 1 maker. Its uses in the EU ingredient register are antimicrobial, perfuming and tonic. None of these labels names it among its first five ingredients.

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What it is

In the register’s words: “"Galbanum Oil". Ferula Galbaniflua Resin Oil is the essential oil obtained from the resin of the Galbanum, Ferula galbaniflua, Apiaceae.”

EU register name (INCI)
FERULA GALBANIFLUA RESIN OIL
CAS number
93165-40-3 / 8023-91-4
EC number
296-925-4

Labels often add a second name in brackets, so a label may say Ferula Galbaniflua (Galbanum) Resin Oil where the register says FERULA GALBANIFLUA RESIN OIL. Both are the same ingredient.

What the register lists it for

These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Ferula Galbaniflua (Galbanum) Resin 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.

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.”

Perfuming

Used as a perfume or scent material. Essential oils and their scent compounds, such as linalool and limonene, carry this role.

Register definition: “Used for perfume and aromatic raw materials.”

Tonic

The register’s role for ingredients said to give skin and hair a feeling of well-being. Many plant extracts carry it.

Register definition: “Producing a feeling of well-being on skin and hair.”

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 (2)

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 Ferula Galbaniflua (Galbanum) Resin Oil Check every name on your own label All ingredients on the labels we compare

Other antimicrobial 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.