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Orbignya martiana seed oil

CAS 91078-92-1

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Orbignya martiana seed oil in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Orbignya oleifera seed oil”.

Also known as Orbignya oleifera seed oil · Babassu oil · Attalea speciosa seed oil · Orbignya speciosa kernel oil · Attalea glassmanii seed oil · Attalea lydiae seed oil

Show all 20 names

Babassu (orbignya oleifera) oil · Babassu seed oil · Heptantra phalerata seed oil · Orbignya barbosiana seed oil · Orbignya cuci seed oil · Orbignya huebneri seed oil · Orbignya lydiae seed oil · Orbignya macropetala seed oil · Orbignya phalerata seed oil · Orbignya speciosa seed oil · Fats and Glyceridic oils, babassu · babassu Oils · Oils, glyceridic, babassu · babassu Vegetable oils

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emollient and a skin-conditioning agent. Orbinya Martiana Seed Oil is the volatile oil distilled from the seeds of Babassu, Orbignya martiana, Palmaceae.

  • Emollient
  • Skin conditioning
  • Conditioner
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. Orbignya martiana seed oil appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • EUCosIngActive2 entries
    • Orbinya Martiana Seed Oil is the volatile oil distilled from the seeds of Babassu, Orbignya martiana, PalmaceaeSource →
    • Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil is the fixed oil obtained from the nuts of the babassu, Orbignya oleifera, Palmaceae. It consists primarily of the glycerides of the fatty acids lauric, myristic and oleicSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 274 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Botanicals.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 274 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Botanicals.Source →
  • 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 Orbignya martiana seed 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 Orbignya martiana seed oil yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated September 2018

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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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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.

  • FishContains · Oral (ingested)

    Source: chemindex_name_match

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 Orbignya martiana seed oil in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

274

Named organisations

6

Personal careHome maintenance

Typical roles

EmollientSkin conditioningConditioner
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Orbignya martiana seed 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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