What does Moray eel oil do?

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Moray Eel Oil is the oil derived from the Moray eel, Gymnothorax melanospilus, Gymnothorax flavimarginatus or other species of Gymnothorax.

Is Moray eel oil 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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Moray eel oil

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Moray eel oil in plain language

What it does: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Moray Eel Oil is the oil derived from the Moray eel, Gymnothorax melanospilus, Gymnothorax flavimarginatus or other species of Gymnothorax.
Skin 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. Moray eel oil appears in these published regulatory listings.

EUCosIngActiveMoray Eel Oil is the oil derived from the Moray eel, Gymnothorax melanospilus, Gymnothorax flavimarginatus or other species of Gymnothorax. Restriction: Please consider whether entry 419 of Annex II to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 is applicable. According to entry 419, category 1 material and Category 2 material as defined in Articles 4 and 5 respectively of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, and ingredients derived therefrom are prohibited in cosmetics products. Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 has been repealed and replaced by Regulation No. 1069/2009. For Category 1 and 2 materials in Regulation No. 1069/2009, please see Article 8 and 9, respectively.
- Moray Eel Oil is the oil derived from the Moray eel, Gymnothorax melanospilus, Gymnothorax flavimarginatus or other species of Gymnothorax. Restriction: Please consider whether entry 419 of Annex II to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 is applicable. According to entry 419, category 1 material and Category 2 material as defined in Articles 4 and 5 respectively of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, and ingredients derived therefrom are prohibited in cosmetics products. Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 has been repealed and replaced by Regulation No. 1069/2009. For Category 1 and 2 materials in Regulation No. 1069/2009, please see Article 8 and 9, respectively.Source →

Expert safety opinions

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

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Where this comes from

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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.