What it is
In the register’s words: “Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the kernels of the Apricot, Prunus armeniaca L., Rosaceae.”
- EU register name (INCI)
- PRUNUS ARMENIACA KERNEL OIL
- CAS number
- 68650-44-2 / 72869-69-3
- EC number
- 272-046-1 / -
Labels often add a second name in brackets, so a label may say Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil where the register says PRUNUS ARMENIACA KERNEL OIL. Both are the same ingredient.
What the register lists it for
These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel 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.”
- 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
- 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 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Hair oils without it
- Curl refreshers 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Curl refreshers without it
Every label, product by product (6)
- OLAPLEX No.4 Bond Maintenance Strengthening Shampoo Shampoo 25th of 78 names
- Curlsmith Double Cream Deep Quencher Deep conditioner 9th of 36 names
- Curlsmith In-Shower Style Fixer Styler 7th of 30 names
- Curl Junkie Repair Me! Reconstructive Hair Treatment Protein treatment 12th of 22 names
- Curlsmith Bonding Oil Hair oil 6th of 21 names
- Curlsmith Shake & Shine Curl refresher 10th of 51 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.