What does Camellia japonica gamma-lactone do?

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent, a hair conditioner and a nail conditioning agent. Camellia Japonica Gamma-Lactone is the reaction product obtained by the condensation of the fatty acids derived from Camellia Japonica Seed Oil consisting primarily of the gamma-lactone.

Is Camellia japonica gamma-lactone safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

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Camellia japonica gamma-lactone

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Camellia japonica gamma-lactone in plain language

What it does: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent, a hair conditioner and a nail conditioning agent. Camellia Japonica Gamma-Lactone is the reaction product obtained by the condensation of the fatty acids derived from Camellia Japonica Seed Oil consisting primarily of the gamma-lactone.
Skin conditioning
Hair conditioning
Nail conditioning
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What we know about this ingredient

Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Camellia japonica gamma-lactone appears in these published regulatory listings.

EUCosIngActiveCamellia Japonica Gamma-Lactone is the reaction product obtained by the condensation of the fatty acids derived from Camellia Japonica Seed Oil consisting primarily of the gamma-lactone.
- Camellia Japonica Gamma-Lactone is the reaction product obtained by the condensation of the fatty acids derived from Camellia Japonica Seed Oil consisting primarily of the gamma-lactone.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Camellia japonica gamma-lactone. 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 Camellia japonica gamma-lactone yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

1 data source

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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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.