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Borago officinalis seed oil

CAS 225234-12-8 · 0/100 · High conf.

Concern score

0/100Low concern — well-established and permitted without restriction (EU CosIng).

High confidence

Borago officinalis seed oil in plain language

What it is: Also known as Borage oil · Borage seed oil · Borage (starflower) oil, refined · Refined borage oil · Beebread oil · Beebread seed oil
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Starflower oil · Starflower seed oil · Fats and Glyceridic oils, borage · Fats and Glyceridic oils, borage seed · Oils, glyceridic, borage · Quintesal 180 · Ropufa Borage Oil Type 25 · borago officinalis oil
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an emollient and a skin-conditioning agent. Borago Officinalis Seed Oil is the fixed oil obtained from the seeds of Borago officinalis L., Boraginaceae.
Emollient
Skin conditioning
Conditioner
Is it a concern?: Low concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 298 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction.

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.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Borago officinalis seed oil appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Industrial

USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
EUCosIngActiveBorago Officinalis Seed Oil is the fixed oil obtained from the seeds of Borago officinalis L., Boraginaceae
- Borago Officinalis Seed Oil is the fixed oil obtained from the seeds of Borago officinalis L., BoraginaceaeSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 298 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 298 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Borago officinalis 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 Borago officinalis seed 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 2018
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2026-12-31
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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

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Where it has been recorded

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

Source records

298

Named organisations

Personal careConstruction

Typical roles

EmollientSkin conditioningConditioner

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Borago officinalis 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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