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Musa x paradisiaca flower oil

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Musa x paradisiaca flower oil in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Musa sapientum flower water”.

Also known as Musa sapientum flower water · Musa x paradisiaca flower water · Banana flower oil · Banana flower water · French plantain flower oil · French plantain flower water

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Kadali flower oil · Kadali flower water · Karkandela malabarica flower oil · Karkandela malabarica flower water · Musa acutibracteata flower oil · Musa acutibracteata flower water · Musa aphurica flower oil · Musa aphurica flower water · Musa arakanensis flower oil · Musa arakanensis flower water · Musa bacoba flower oil · Musa bacoba flower water · Musa berteroi flower oil · Musa berteroi flower water · Musa bidigitalis flower oil · Musa bidigitalis flower water · Musa carolinae flower oil · Musa carolinae flower water · Musa champa flower oil · Musa champa flower water · Musa chapara flower oil · Musa chapara flower water · Musa chiliocarpa flower oil · Musa chiliocarpa flower water · Musa consociata flower oil · Musa consociata flower water · Musa corbieri flower oil · Musa corbieri flower water · Musa corniculata flower oil · Musa corniculata flower water · Musa dacca flower oil · Musa dacca flower water · Musa decrescens flower oil · Musa decrescens flower water · Musa discolor flower oil · Musa discolor flower water · Musa dulcissima flower oil · Musa dulcissima flower water · Musa emasculata flower oil · Musa emasculata flower water · Musa humilis flower oil · Musa humilis flower water · Musa ingrata flower oil · Musa ingrata flower water · Musa jaheri flower oil · Musa jaheri flower water · Musa maculata flower oil · Musa maculata flower water · Musa megalocarpa flower oil · Musa megalocarpa flower water · Musa mensaria flower oil · Musa mensaria flower water · Musa mirabilis flower oil · Musa mirabilis flower water · Musa nigra flower oil · Musa nigra flower water · Musa odorata flower oil · Musa odorata flower water · Musa oleracea flower oil · Musa oleracea flower water · Musa pallida flower oil · Musa pallida flower water · Musa paradisiaca flower oil · Musa paradisiaca flower water · Musa polycarpa flower oil · Musa polycarpa flower water · Musa prematura flower oil · Musa prematura flower water · Musa protractorachis flower oil · Musa protractorachis flower water · Musa purpureotomentosa flower oil · Musa purpureotomentosa flower water · Musa sapidisiaca flower oil · Musa sapidisiaca flower water · Musa sapientum (banana) flower water · Musa sapientum flower oil · Musa trichocarpa flower oil · Musa trichocarpa flower water · Musa vittata flower oil · Musa vittata flower water · Plantian flower oil · Plantian flower water

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a fragrance ingredient. Musa Sapientum Flower Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the flowers of the Banana, Musa sapientum L., Musaceae.

  • Fragrance
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. Musa x paradisiaca flower oil appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
  • EUCosIngActiveMusa Sapientum Flower Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the flowers of the Banana, Musa sapientum L., Musaceae
    • Musa Sapientum Flower Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the flowers of the Banana, Musa sapientum L., MusaceaeSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Musa x paradisiaca flower 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 Musa x paradisiaca flower 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

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.