- beauty
Babassu acid
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Babassu acid in plain language
Also known as Mackol bfa
Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent, a pH buffer and an emulsion stabiliser. Babassu Acid is a mixture of fatty acids derived from Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil.
- Cleansing
- Buffering
- Emulsion stabilising
- 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
FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance mixture.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Babassu acid appears in these published regulatory listings.
EUCosIngActiveBabassu Acid is a mixture of fatty acids derived from Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil
- Babassu Acid is a mixture of fatty acids derived from Orbignya Oleifera Seed OilSource →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →
Expert safety opinions
No expert opinion on file for Babassu acid. 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 Babassu acid yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
Reference links (1)
Allergen profile
Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.
- FishContains · Oral (ingested)
Source: chemindex_name_match
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
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.