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Lavender oil

CAS 8000-28-0

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

84776-65-8 · 90063-37-9

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Lavender oil in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Lavandula angustifolia extract”.
Also known as Lavandula angustifolia extract · Lavandula angustifolia flower · Lavandula angustifolia flower cera · Lavandula angustifolia flower extract · Lavandula angustifolia flower powder · Lavandula angustifolia flower water
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Lavandula angustifolia flower/leaf/stem extract · Lavandula angustifolia flower/leaf/stem juice · Lavandula angustifolia herb extract · Lavandula angustifolia herb oil · Lavandula angustifolia leaf cell extract · Lavandula angustifolia oil · Lavandula angustifolia water · Lavandula officinalis flower oil · English lavender oil · Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower water · Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil · Common lavender oil · Essential oil of lavendula · Lavandula angustifolia flowering top oil · Lavandula spica (lavender) flower oil · Lavandulae aetheroleum · Lavender essential oil · Lavender flower oil lithuania · Lavender oil bulgaria · Lavender oil extract · Lavender oil france · Lavender oil greece · Lavender oil russia · Lavender volatile oil · Oil of lavender · Aromaya Raben · Bontoux 1421 · Essences de lavande · lavender Essential oils · Hyperabsolute lavender · Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) extract · Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower · Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower extract · Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower powder · Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower wax · Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower/leaf/stem extract · Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower/leaf/stem juice · Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) leaf cell extract · Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) water · Lavandula angustifolia subsp. angustifolia flowering top oil · Lavandula delphinensis flowering top oil · Lavandula fragrans flowering top oil · Lavandula minor flowering top oil · Lavandula officinalis flowering top oil · Lavandula officinalis oil · Lavandula spica flowering top oil · Lavandula spica oil · Lavandula vulgaris flowering top oil · Lavander oil · Lavandula oil · Lavender absolute · Lavender concrete · Lavender extract · essential lavender oil · lavender · lavender flower oil
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an emollient, a skin-conditioning agent and a cleansing agent. Lavandula Angustifolia Extract is the extract of the whole plant of the Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, Labiatae.
Emollient
Skin conditioning
Cleansing
Deodorant
Flavouring
Oral care
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. Lavender oil appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs
Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Pharma
Food
Industrial

EUCosIngActive14 entries
- Lavandula Angustifolia Extract is the extract of the whole plant of the Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, Labiatae Restriction: III/360Source →
- Lavandula Angustifolia Flower are the dried flowers obtained from the Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, LabiataeSource →
- Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Cera is a wax obtained from the flower of the Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, LabiataeSource →
- Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, LabiataeSource →
- Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Powder is the product obtainded from the crushed, dried flowers of the Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, LabiataeSource →
- Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the flowers of the Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, LabiataeSource →
- Lavandula Angustifolia Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract is the extract of the flowers, leaves and stems of the Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, LabiataeSource →
- Lavandula Angustifolia Flower/Leaf/Stem Juice is the extract of the flowers, leaves and stems of the Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, LabiataeSource →
- Lavandula Angustifolia Herb Extract is an extract obtained from the flowering herbs of the lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, LabiataeSource →
- Lavandula Angustifolia Herb Oil is an essential oil distilled from the flowering herbs of the lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, Labiatae. ISO 8902:2009Source →
- Lavandula Angustifolia Leaf Cell Extract is the extract of a culture of the leaf cells of the Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, LabiataeSource →
- Lavandula Angustifolia Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the flowers of the Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, Labiatae. ISO 8902:2009 Restriction: III/360Source →
- Lavandula Angustifolia Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, LabiataeSource →
- "Lavender Oil". Lavandula officinalis Flower Oil is an essential oil obtained from the fresh flowering tops of the Lavender, Lavandula officinalis (syn: L. vera), Labiatae. It contains 30-40% esters calculated as linalyl acetate, linalool, pinene, limonene, geraniol, some eucalyptol (cineol)Source →
USFDAinactive ingredient database2 entries — 2 administration routes
- Route: NASAL; Dosage form: INHALANT; Potency: NASource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: GEL; Potency: 0.1 %w/wSource →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrence2 entries
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 4 active drug products and 4 total products.Source →
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 8 active drug products and 8 total products.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 413 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Personal care, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance, Deodorizer, Humectant.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 413 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Personal care, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance, Deodorizer, Humectant.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Lavender 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 Lavender oil yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

7 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated october 17, 2014
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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 National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2027-12-31
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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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Openfda substance

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

Source records

413

Named organisations

Specialty occupational productsPersonal careCleaning products and household careFood and drugRaw materialsCleaning and safety

Typical roles

EmollientSkin conditioningCleansingDeodorantFlavouringOral care

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Lavender 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 Lavender oil in the catalog.