What it is
In the register’s words: “Oryza Sativa Bran Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the bran of the Rice, Oryza sativa L., Poaceae. It consists primarily of the glycerides of the fatty acids linoleic, oleic, palmetic and stearic.”
- EU register name (INCI)
- ORYZA SATIVA BRAN OIL
- CAS number
- 68553-81-1; 84696-37-7
- EC number
- 271-397-8
Labels often add a second name in brackets, so a label may say Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil where the register says ORYZA SATIVA BRAN OIL. Both are the same ingredient.
What the register lists it for
These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran 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.
- Leave-in conditioners 1 label First five names: 1 of 1 Leave-in conditioners without it
- Stylers 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Stylers without it
- Protein treatments 2 labels First five names: 0 of 2 Protein treatments without it
- Hair oils 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Hair oils without it
Every label, product by product (5)
- Camille Rose Curl Love Moisture Milk Leave-in conditioner 5th of 17 names
- Innersense Organic Beauty Quiet Calm Curl Control Styler 7th of 31 names
- Briogeo Don't Despair, Repair! MegaStrength+ Rice Water Protein + Moisture Strengthening Treatment Protein treatment · listed as Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil* 10th of 35 names
- Cécred Reconstructing Treatment Mask Protein treatment 18th of 37 names
- Mielle Rosemary Mint Scalp & Hair Strengthening Oil Hair oil 19th of 32 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.