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Xanthoceras sorbifolium seed oil

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Xanthoceras sorbifolium seed oil in plain language

What it is

Also known as Chinese flowering chestnut seed oil · Goldenhorn seed oil · Shiny leaf yellowhorn seed oil · Xanthoceras sorbifolia seed oil · Yellow horn seed oil · Yellowhorn seed oil

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an antioxidant and a skin-conditioning agent. Xanthoceras Sorbifolium Seed Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the seeds of Xanthoceras sorbifolium, Sapindaceae.

  • Antioxidant
  • 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. Xanthoceras sorbifolium seed oil appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiveXanthoceras Sorbifolium Seed Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the seeds of Xanthoceras sorbifolium, Sapindaceae.
    • Xanthoceras Sorbifolium Seed Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the seeds of Xanthoceras sorbifolium, Sapindaceae.Source →
  • 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 Xanthoceras sorbifolium 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 Xanthoceras sorbifolium 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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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.

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.