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Lanolin oil

CAS 8038-43-5

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

70321-63-0

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Lanolin oil in plain language

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emollient and a hair conditioner. Lanolin Oil is the liquid fraction of lanolin.

  • Emollient
  • Hair conditioning
  • 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. Lanolin oil appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • EUCosIngActiveLanolin Oil is the liquid fraction of lanolin
    • Lanolin Oil is the liquid fraction of lanolinSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Processing aids not otherwise specified.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Processing aids not otherwise specified.Source →

Expert safety opinions

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

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

    Open →
  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated may 30, 2015

    Open →

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

Source records

3

Named organisations

4

Personal care

Typical roles

EmollientHair conditioningConditioner
See products using Lanolin oil →

Catalog

Found in these products

Cosmetic and personal-care products that list Lanolin oil are shown first. Their ingredient lists include Lanolin oil; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.