What it is
In the register’s words: “Vaccinium Macrocarpon Seed Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the seeds of the Cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon, Ericaceae.”
- EU register name (INCI)
- VACCINIUM MACROCARPON SEED OIL
- CAS number
- 91770-88-6
- EC number
- 294-875-8
Labels often add a second name in brackets, so a label may say Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Seed Oil where the register says VACCINIUM MACROCARPON SEED OIL. Both are the same ingredient.
What the register lists it for
These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) 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.
- 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
- Curl refreshers 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Curl refreshers without it
Every label, product by product (2)
- Innersense Organic Beauty Quiet Calm Curl Control Styler · listed as Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Seed Oil* 19th of 31 names
- Curlsmith Shake & Shine Curl refresher 9th 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 skin conditioning ingredients on these labels
- Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice 54 labels
- Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil 42 labels
- Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil 16 labels
- Mauritia Flexuosa (Buriti) Fruit Oil 12 labels
- Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter 11 labels
- Ocimum Basilicum (Basil) Leaf Extract 9 labels
- Hydrolyzed Quinoa 6 labels
- Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Extract 6 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.