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Coix lacryma-jobi seed oil

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Coix lacryma-jobi seed oil in plain language

What it is

Also known as Coix lacryma-jobi (job's tears) seed oil · Coix lacryma-jobi seed water · Adlay millet seed oil · Adlay millet seed water · Adlay seed oil · Adlay seed water

Show all 24 names

Coix agrestis seed oil · Coix agrestis seed water · Coix arundinacea seed oil · Coix arundinacea seed water · Coix exaltata seed oil · Coix exaltata seed water · Coix lacryma seed oil · Coix lacryma seed water · Coix lacryma-jobi (job's tears) seed water · Coix ovata seed oil · Coix ovata seed water · Coix pendula seed oil · Coix pendula seed water · Job's tears seed oil · Lithagrostis lacryma-jobi seed oil · Lithagrostis lacryma-jobi seed water · Sphaerium lacryma seed oil · Sphaerium lacryma seed water

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Coix Lacryma-Jobi Seed Oil is an oil expressed from the seeds of Job's Tears, Coix lacryma-jobi L., Poaceae.

  • 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

FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance structurallydiverse.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Coix lacryma-jobi seed oil appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
  • EUCosIngActiveCoix Lacryma-Jobi Seed Oil is an oil expressed from the seeds of Job's Tears, Coix lacryma-jobi L., Poaceae
    • Coix Lacryma-Jobi Seed Oil is an oil expressed from the seeds of Job's Tears, Coix lacryma-jobi L., PoaceaeSource →

Expert safety opinions

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

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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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.