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  • cleaning

Pumpkin seed oil

CAS 8016-49-7 · 0/100 · High conf.

Concern score

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

Pumpkin seed oil in plain language

What it is

Also known as Cucurbita pepo seed oil · Cucurbita maxima seed oil · Cucurbita pepo (pumpkin) seed oil · Cuburbita pepo seed oil · pumpkin Oils · fats and glyceridic oils, pumpkin seed

What it does

Used in consumer products as a conditioner.

  • Conditioner
Is it a concern?
Low concern: no hazard classifications on record.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 9 composition records across product categories including Personal 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. Pumpkin seed oil appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 9 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 9 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner.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 Pumpkin 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 Pumpkin seed oil yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

4 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated September 2018

    Open →
  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →
  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →
  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

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

Source records

9

Named organisations

6

Personal care

Typical roles

Conditioner
See products using Pumpkin seed oil →

Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Pumpkin seed oil; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Pumpkin seed oil in the catalog.