Fragrance avoidance
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
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.
- beauty
Whale oil
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Whale oil in plain language
Used in cosmetics as an emollient, a skin-conditioning agent and a hair conditioner. Whale Oil is the oil derived from the whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus.
- Emollient
- Skin conditioning
- Hair conditioning
- 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. Whale oil appears in these published regulatory listings.
EUCosIngActiveWhale Oil is the oil derived from the whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus
- Whale Oil is the oil derived from the whale, Globicephala macrorhynchusSource →
Expert safety opinions
No expert opinion on file for Whale 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 Whale oil yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
- Open →
CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
No signal in this context