Croton oil

Croton oil in plain language

What it is

Also known as Croton tiglium L. (oil) · Croton acutus seed oil · Croton birmanicus seed oil · Croton camaza seed oil · Croton himalaicus seed oil · Croton jamalgota seed oil

Show all 32 names

Croton officinalis seed oil · Croton pavana seed oil · Croton tiglium seed oil · Crotonis oleum · Halecus verus seed oil · Jayapala oil · Jayapala seed oil · Kurkas tiglium seed oil · Croton oils · Oleum tiglii · Oxydectes birmanica seed oil · Oxydectes blancoana seed oil · Oxydectes pavana seed oil · Oxydectes tiglium seed oil · Purging croton oil · Purging croton seed oil · Tiglium cumingii seed oil · Tiglium lanceolatum seed oil · Tiglium officinale seed oil · Tiglium pubescens seed oil · Tiglium subincanum seed oil · Croton resin · Croton tiglium oil · Crotonoel · Oils, misc, croton · Olin di croton

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Croton oil yet.

Is it a concern?

Critical concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is banned in EU cosmetics.

Why it's flagged

Croton tiglium L. (oil) is prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

RestrictedEU EC — banned

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

• In marketed US drugs
• EU Annex II — prohibited
• EU prohibited in cosmetics

• EU·EC

  Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products.

  banned
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• EU·CosIng·ActiveCosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 107.

  • Cosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 107.Source →
• US·EPA·commercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.

  • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.Source →
• US·FDA·marketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2 active drug products and 2 total products.

  • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2 active drug products and 2 total products.Source →
• US·FDA·listed in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.

  • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Croton oil. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

• SCCS

  EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

  No SCCS opinion on file.

• CIR

  Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

  No CIR safety assessment on file.