# ORBIGNYA MARTIANA SEED OIL

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid20892000
Categories: beauty, cleaning
Functions: Emollient, Skin conditioning, Conditioner
Identifier: DTXSID20892000

> ORBIGNYA MARTIANA SEED OIL: 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. EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 274 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Home maintenance. Compiled from 5 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 274 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Home maintenance.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Orbinya Martiana Seed Oil is the volatile oil distilled from the seeds of Babassu, Orbignya martiana, Palmaceae
- EU: Active — 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 oleic
- US: commercial use observed — 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.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/57897
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated September 2018): http://www.unilevermsdsusa.com/MSDSSearch.aspx?fm=0&tb=0
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:8QSB4M5477

_Assessed by Greenveil._