What it is
In the register’s words: “Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil is the fixed oil, consisting primarily of the glycerides of the fatty acids, obtained by pressing the seeds of the Grape, Vitis Vinifera L., Vitaceae.”
- EU register name (INCI)
- VITIS VINIFERA SEED OIL
- CAS number
- 85594-37-2 / 84929-27-1 / 8024-22-4
- EC number
- 287-896-9 / 284-511-6 / -
- Written on these labels as
- Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil; Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Labels often add a second name in brackets, so a label may say Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil where the register says VITIS VINIFERA 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 Vitis Vinifera (Grape) 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.
- 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.
- Shampoos 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Shampoos without it
- Clarifying shampoos 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Clarifying shampoos without it
- Rinse-out conditioners 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Rinse-out conditioners without it
- Deep conditioners 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Deep conditioners without it
- Heat protectants 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Heat protectants without it
- Hair oils 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Hair oils without it
Every label, product by product (6)
- DevaCurl No-Poo Original Shampoo 8th of 22 names
- Aunt Jackie's Power Wash Intense Moisture Clarifying Shampoo Clarifying shampoo · listed as Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil 8th of 30 names
- OLAPLEX No.5 Bond Maintenance Strengthening Conditioner Rinse-out conditioner 26th of 66 names
- Camille Rose Algae Renew Deep Conditioning Mask Deep conditioner 16th of 25 names
- Mielle Mongongo Oil Thermal & Heat Protectant Spray Heat protectant 17th of 28 names
- Mielle Rosemary Mint Scalp & Hair Strengthening Oil Hair oil 16th 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.