What it is
In the register’s words: “Selaginella Lepidophylla Exract is an extract of the whole plant, Selaginella lepidophylla, Selaginellaceae.”
- EU register name (INCI)
- SELAGINELLA LEPIDOPHYLLA EXTRACT
- CAS number
- 90106-73-3
- EC number
- 290-298-0
What the register lists it for
These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Selaginella Lepidophylla 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.
- 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.”
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 2 labels First five names: 0 of 2 Shampoos without it
- Rinse-out conditioners 2 labels First five names: 0 of 2 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: 1 of 1 Stylers without it
- Curl refreshers 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Curl refreshers without it
Every label, product by product (7)
- Curlsmith Essential Moisture Shampoo Shampoo 9th of 28 names
- Curlsmith Fragrance-Free Shampoo Shampoo 9th of 23 names
- Curlsmith Essential Moisture Conditioner Rinse-out conditioner 12th of 33 names
- Curlsmith Fragrance-Free Conditioner Rinse-out conditioner 11th of 29 names
- Curlsmith Double Cream Deep Quencher Deep conditioner 17th of 36 names
- Curlsmith In-Shower Style Fixer Styler 5th of 30 names
- Curlsmith Shake & Shine Curl refresher 27th 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 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.