Argan oil

CAS 1290609-47-0 · 0/100 · High conf.

Concern score

0/100Low concern — well-established and permitted without restriction (CIR safe as used; EU CosIng).

High confidence

Argan oil in plain language

What it is: Also known as Sideroxylon spinosum oil · Argania spinosa kernel oil · Argan nut oil · Argan volatile oil · Argania sideroxylon oil · Argania spinosa oil
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Lyciodes candolleanum oil · Lyciodes spinosum oil · Sideroxylon argan oil · Verlangia argan oil · Argania seed oil · Argania sideroxylon seed oil · Fats and Glyceridic oils, argan · Oils, glyceridic, argan · argania oil · argania spinosa seed oil
What it does: We don't have a plain-language description for Argan oil yet.
Is it a concern?: Low concern: no hazard classifications on record.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 87 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care.

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. Argan oil appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning

USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 87 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 87 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care.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 structurallydiverse.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Argan 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 Argan 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

EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated September 2019
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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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Reference links (1)

Openfda substance

ods.od.nih.gov

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

Source records

Named organisations

Personal careCleaning products and household care

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Argan 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 Argan oil in the catalog.