What it is
In the register’s words: “Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the seeds of Moringa oleifera, Moringaceae.”
- EU register name (INCI)
- MORINGA OLEIFERA SEED OIL
- CAS number
- 93165-54-9
- EC number
- 296-941-1
- Written on these labels as
- Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil; Moringa Oleifera (Moringa) Seed Oil
What the register lists it for
These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Moringa Oleifera 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.
- 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 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Clarifying shampoos without it
- Rinse-out conditioners 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Rinse-out conditioners without it
- Deep conditioners 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Deep conditioners without it
- Stylers 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Stylers without it
- Protein treatments 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Protein treatments without it
- Hair oils 2 labels First five names: 0 of 2 Hair oils without it
Every label, product by product (8)
- Rizos Curls Hydrating Shampoo Shampoo 8th of 22 names
- Maui Moisture Scalp Care Clarifying Shampoo with Apple Cider Vinegar Clarifying shampoo 17th of 34 names
- Cécred Hydrating Conditioner Rinse-out conditioner 14th of 50 names
- Cécred Moisturizing Deep Conditioner Deep conditioner 16th of 41 names
- Cécred Moisture Sealing Lotion Styler 21st of 48 names
- Cécred Reconstructing Treatment Mask Protein treatment 11th of 37 names
- Cécred Nourishing Hair Oil Hair oil 6th of 31 names
- Bouclème Revive 5 Hair Oil Hair oil · listed as Moringa Oleifera (Moringa) Seed Oil 18th of 31 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 emollient ingredients on these labels
- Cetearyl Alcohol 80 labels
- Cetyl Alcohol 45 labels
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil 31 labels
- Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil 25 labels
- Stearyl Alcohol 23 labels
- Glyceryl Stearate 15 labels
- Glycol Distearate 15 labels
- Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate 15 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.