- beauty
Macadamia acid
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Macadamia acid in plain language
Also known as Macadamia integrifolia seed oil fatty acids · Macadamia ternifolia seed oil fatty acids
Used in cosmetics as an emollient, a skin-conditioning agent and a cleansing agent. Macadamia Acid is a mixture of fatty acids derived from Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil.
- Emollient
- Skin conditioning
- Cleansing
- 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. Macadamia acid appears in these published regulatory listings.
EUCosIngActiveMacadamia Acid is a mixture of fatty acids derived from Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil.
- Macadamia Acid is a mixture of fatty acids derived from Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil.Source →
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 Macadamia 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 Macadamia 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.
- Tree nutsContains · 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.