# EVENING PRIMROSE OIL DECYL ESTERS

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_evening_primrose_oil_decyl_esters
Categories: beauty
Functions: Emollient
Identifier: EVENING PRIMROSE OIL DECYL ESTERS

> EVENING PRIMROSE OIL DECYL ESTERS: Used in cosmetics as an emollient. Evening Primrose Oil Decyl Esters is the complex mixture formed from the transesterification of Evening Primrose (Oenothera Biennis) seed oil with decanol. Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records. Compiled from 1 published data source.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Evening Primrose Oil Decyl Esters is the complex mixture formed from the transesterification of Evening Primrose (Oenothera Biennis) seed oil with decanol

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/84216

_Assessed by Greenveil._