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Sunflower oil, ester with sorbitol

CAS 96690-53-8

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Sunflower oil, ester with sorbitol in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Sunflower seed oil sorbitol esters”.

Also known as Sunflower seed oil sorbitol esters

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emollient and an emulsifier. Sunflower Seed Oil Sorbitol Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil with Sorbitol.

  • Emollient
  • Emulsifying
  • Emulsifier
  • 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. Sunflower oil, ester with sorbitol appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveSunflower Seed Oil Sorbitol Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil with Sorbitol
    • Sunflower Seed Oil Sorbitol Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil with SorbitolSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Emulsifier.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Emulsifier.Source →

Expert safety opinions

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

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-12-20

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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Suitability

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

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 Sunflower oil, ester with sorbitol in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

Typical roles

EmollientEmulsifyingEmulsifierConditioner
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