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Pistacia lentiscus seed oil

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Pistacia lentiscus seed oil in plain language

What it is

Also known as Lentiscus vulgaris seed oil · Terebinthus lentiscus seed oil

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an antimicrobial. Pistacia Lentiscus (Mastic) Seed Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the seeds of Pistacia lentiscus, Anacardiaceae.

  • Antimicrobial
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. Pistacia lentiscus seed oil appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActivePistacia Lentiscus (Mastic) Seed Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the seeds of Pistacia lentiscus, Anacardiaceae.
    • Pistacia Lentiscus (Mastic) Seed Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the seeds of Pistacia lentiscus, Anacardiaceae.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 Pistacia lentiscus 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 Pistacia lentiscus 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

    Open →

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.