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Palm oil

CAS 61789-94-4

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

90082-15-8 · 8002-75-3

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Palm oil in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Elaeis fruit oil”.

Also known as Elaeis fruit oil · Elaeis guineensis butter · Elaeis guineensis oil · Elaeis oil · Elaeis oleifera fruit oil · Elaeis oleifera kernel oil

Show all 23 names

Oil palm · Palm oil (from fruit) · Palm oil (unhydrogenated) · Elaeis guineensis (palm) oil · African oil palm fruit oil · African palm oil · Elaeis guineensis fruit oil · Elaeis (palm) fruit oil · Elaeis (palm) oil · Elaeis guineensis (palm) butter · Oils, edible, palm · palm Oils · Palm acidulated soapstock · Palm butter · Palm fruit oil · fixed Palm oil · Palm olein oil

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emollient, a skin-conditioning agent and a hair conditioner. Elaeis Oil is the oil expressed from the fruit of the plant formed by the hybridization of the Palm, Elaeis guineensis with Elaeis oleifera.

  • Emollient
  • Skin conditioning
  • Hair conditioning
  • Viscosity controlling
  • Thickener
  • Fragrance
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Palm oil appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • EUCosIngActive5 entries
    • Elaeis Oil is the oil expressed from the fruit of the plant formed by the hybridization of the Palm, Elaeis guineensis with Elaeis oleiferaSource →
    • Elaeis Guineensis Butter is the fat obtained from the fruit of Palmoil Tree, Elaeis guineensis, PalmaceaeSource →
    • Elaeis Guineensis Oil is a natural oil obtained from the fruits of the Palmoil Tree, Elaeis guineensis, PalmaceaeSource →
    • Elaeis Oleifera Fruit Oil is the oil expressed from the fruit of Elaeis oleifera, plant formed by the hybridization of the Palm, Elaeis guineensis with Elaeis oleiferaSource →
    • Elaeis Oleifera Kernel Oil is the oil expressed from the kernel of the Palmoil Tree, Elaeis guineensis, PalmaceaeSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 127 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Viscosity modifier, Fragrance.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 127 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Viscosity modifier, Fragrance.Source →
  • USFDAinactive ingredient databaseRoute: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SOAP; Potency: NA
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SOAP; Potency: NASource →
  • USFDAlisted 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 Palm 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.

Evidence & sources

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

6 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated September 2015

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA Inactive Ingredient Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-01-09

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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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Reference links (1)

Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

  • DairyContains · Oral (ingested)

    Source: chemindex_name_match

Suitability

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

Food use

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.

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

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

Source records

127

Named organisations

6

Personal careCleaning products and household careFood and drugPesticides

Typical roles

EmollientSkin conditioningHair conditioningViscosity controllingThickenerFragrance
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Catalog

Found in these products

Cosmetic and personal-care products that list Palm oil are shown first. Their ingredient lists include Palm oil; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Palm oil in the catalog.