What it is
In the register’s words: “Litsea Cubeba Fruit Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the berries of the Litsea cubeba, Lauraceae.”
- EU register name (INCI)
- LITSEA CUBEBA FRUIT OIL
- CAS number
- 68855-99-2 / 90063-59-5
- EC number
- - / 290-018-7
Labels often add a second name in brackets, so a label may say Litsea Cubeba (May Chang) Fruit Oil where the register says LITSEA CUBEBA FRUIT OIL. Both are the same ingredient.
What the register lists it for
These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Litsea Cubeba (May Chang) Fruit 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.
- Fragrance
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Gives the product its smell or covers an unpleasant one. A label may name each scent ingredient or group them as Fragrance (Parfum).
Register definition: “Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.”
- Perfuming
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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
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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.
- Rinse-out conditioners 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Rinse-out conditioners without it
- Leave-in conditioners 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Leave-in conditioners without it
- Stylers 3 labels First five names: 0 of 3 Stylers without it
- Heat protectants 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Heat protectants without it
Every label, product by product (6)
- Bouclème Curl Conditioner Rinse-out conditioner · listed as *Litsea Cubeba (May Chang) Fruit Oil 12th of 38 names
- Bouclème Curl Cream Leave-in conditioner · listed as *Litsea Cubeba (May Chang) Fruit Oil 29th of 38 names
- Bouclème Super Hold Styler Styler · listed as *Litsea Cubeba (May Chang) Fruit Oil 20th of 48 names
- Bouclème Curl Defining Gel Styler · listed as *Litsea Cubeba (May Chang) Fruit Oil 13th of 31 names
- Bouclème Super Volumising Foam Styler · listed as *Litsea Cubeba (May Chang) Fruit Oil 19th of 36 names
- Bouclème Curl Defence Spray Heat protectant · listed as *Litsea Cubeba (May Chang) Fruit Oil 27th of 35 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 fragrance ingredients on these labels
- Fragrance (Parfum) 133 labels
- Potassium Sorbate 61 labels
- Sodium Benzoate 61 labels
- Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil 32 labels
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride 26 labels
- Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil 26 labels
- Sodium Chloride 26 labels
- Benzoic Acid 25 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.