What it is
In the register’s words: “Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Guava, Psidium guajava L., Myrtaceae.”
- EU register name (INCI)
- PSIDIUM GUAJAVA FRUIT EXTRACT
- CAS number
- 91770-12-6
- EC number
- 294-795-3
What the register lists it for
These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract 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.
- Astringent
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Gives skin a tighter feel. Witch hazel and some plant extracts carry this role.
Register definition: “Contracting and/or tightening the skin.”
- 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.
- Stylers 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Stylers without it
- Heat protectants 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Heat protectants without it
Every label, product by product (2)
- Maui Moisture Flexible Hold + Coconut Milk Curl Foam Mousse Styler 8th of 16 names
- Curlsmith Miracle Shield Heat protectant 9th of 34 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
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.