What does Evening primrose oil serinol amides do?

Used in cosmetics as an emollient, a hair conditioner and a skin protectant. Evening Primrose Oil Serinol Amides is the mixture of amides obtained by the reaction of Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil and Serinol.

Is Evening primrose oil serinol amides 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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Evening primrose oil serinol amides

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Evening primrose oil serinol amides in plain language

What it does: Used in cosmetics as an emollient, a hair conditioner and a skin protectant. Evening Primrose Oil Serinol Amides is the mixture of amides obtained by the reaction of Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil and Serinol.
Emollient
Hair conditioning
Skin protecting
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. Evening primrose oil serinol amides appears in these published regulatory listings.

EUCosIngActiveEvening Primrose Oil Serinol Amides is the mixture of amides obtained by the reaction of Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil and Serinol.
- Evening Primrose Oil Serinol Amides is the mixture of amides obtained by the reaction of Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil and Serinol.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Evening primrose oil serinol amides. 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 Evening primrose oil serinol amides 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.