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Fish oil

CAS 8016-13-5

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Fish oil in plain language

What it is: Also known as Unspecified mullet · Mullet · Fats and Glyceridic oils, fish · Fish oils · Fruit Builders Fish Oil · Krill Oil
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Oils, glyceridic, fish · PC-122401 · Pikasol · Triomar · fish oil concentrate
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Fish Oil is the oil obtained from the head, tail and stomach of various species of fish.
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. Fish oil appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Pharma
Food
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveFish Oil is the oil obtained from the head, tail and stomach of various species of fish Restriction: 1223/2009 is applicable. According to entry 419, category 1 material and Category 2 material as defined in Articles 4 and 5 respectively of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, and ingredients derived therefrom are prohibited in cosmetics products. Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 has been repealed and replaced by Regulation No. 1069/2009. For Category 1 and 2 materials in Regulation No. 1069/2009, please see Article 8 and 9, respectively.
- Fish Oil is the oil obtained from the head, tail and stomach of various species of fish Restriction: 1223/2009 is applicable. According to entry 419, category 1 material and Category 2 material as defined in Articles 4 and 5 respectively of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, and ingredients derived therefrom are prohibited in cosmetics products. Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 has been repealed and replaced by Regulation No. 1069/2009. For Category 1 and 2 materials in Regulation No. 1069/2009, please see Article 8 and 9, respectively.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 8 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Krill Oil.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 8 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Krill Oil.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2 active drug products and 2 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2 active drug products and 2 total products.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Fish 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 Fish 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 January 7, 2008
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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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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.

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

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

Source records

Named organisations

Food and drugRaw materials

Typical roles

Skin conditioningConditioner

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Fish 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 Fish oil in the catalog.