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Guizotia abyssinica seed oil

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Guizotia abyssinica seed oil in plain language

What it is

Also known as Anthemis mysorensis seed oil · Bidens ramtilla seed oil · Blackseed seed oil · Guizotia oleifera seed oil · Inga seed seed oil · Jaegeria abyssinica seed oil

Show all 18 names

Niger seed oil · Noog seed oil · Nug seed oil · Nyger seed oil · Nyjer seed oil · Polymnia abyssinica seed oil · Ramtil seed oil · Ramtilla oleifera seed oil · Ramtilla seed oil · Tetragonotheca abyssinica seed oil · Verbesina sativa seed oil · Werinnua seed oil

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emollient. Guizotia Abyssinica Seed Oil is an oil obtained from the seeds of the Niger, Guizotia abyssinica, Asteraceae.

  • Emollient
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. Guizotia abyssinica seed oil appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiveGuizotia Abyssinica Seed Oil is an oil obtained from the seeds of the Niger, Guizotia abyssinica, Asteraceae
    • Guizotia Abyssinica Seed Oil is an oil obtained from the seeds of the Niger, Guizotia abyssinica, AsteraceaeSource →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Guizotia abyssinica 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 Guizotia abyssinica 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.