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Carthamus tinctorius flower oil

CAS 223749-52-8

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Carthamus tinctorius flower oil in plain language

What it is

Also known as Carthamus tinctorius, ext. · carthamus tinctorius callus extract · Carthamus tinctorius flower water · Calcitrapa tinctoria flower oil · Carduus tinctorius flower oil · Carthamus glaber flower oil

Show all 12 names

Carthamus tinctorius flower volatile oil · Centaurea carthamus flower oil · Safflower flower oil · carthamus tinctorius extract · carthamus tinctorius flower extract · carthamus tinctorius seed extract

What it does

Used in consumer products as an antioxidant, a humectant and a conditioner.

  • Antioxidant
  • Humectant
  • Conditioner
  • Antimicrobial
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Carthamus tinctorius flower oil appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant, Softener and conditioner, Biocide.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant, Softener and conditioner, Biocide.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Carthamus tinctorius flower oil yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

4 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-12-20

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Carthamus tinctorius flower oil in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

Typical roles

AntioxidantHumectantConditionerAntimicrobial
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Carthamus tinctorius flower oil; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.