beauty
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Fennel oil

CAS 8024-24-6

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

8006-84-6

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Fennel oil in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Foeniculum vulgare oil”.
Also known as Foeniculum vulgare oil · Fennel oil (common) · Fennel sweet oil · Fennel volatile oil · Foeniculum vulgare fruit essential oil · Foeniculum vulgare (fennel) oil
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Foeniculum vulgare (fennel) water · Fennel seed oil · Fennel seed oil sweet · Foeniculum oil · Foeniculum vulgare subsp. sativum seed oil · Sweet fennel oil · Bitter fennel oil · Fennel bitter oleoresin · Fennel oil bitter (Foeniculum vulgare Miller) · Fennel oil, sweet (Foeniculum vulgare MilL. var. dulce D.C.) · Fennel sweet oleoresin · Finocchio · fennel Oils · fennel olie
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a fragrance ingredient. Foeniculum Vulgare Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the whole plant, Foeniculum vulgare.
Fragrance
Humectant
Flavouring
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. Fennel oil appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning

USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
EUCosIngActiveFoeniculum Vulgare Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the whole plant, Foeniculum vulgare.
- Foeniculum Vulgare Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the whole plant, Foeniculum vulgare.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Humectant, Fragrance.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Humectant, Fragrance.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Fennel 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 Fennel 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 November 2014
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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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Suitability

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

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 Fennel oil in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Personal care

Typical roles

FragranceHumectantFlavouringConditioner

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Fennel 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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