The ingredient, explained

Vegetable Oil

Vegetable Oil has published research relevant to cosmetic safety assessment.

Hair conditioningSkin conditioning

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Ingredient guide

What it is and what it does

Olus Oil -EU-

About this ingredient: EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗

Hair conditioning: Improves cosmetic hair properties such as softness, shine or combability.
Skin conditioning: A broad cosmetic role for maintaining skin condition. It does not identify a particular clinical benefit.

Function definitions: European Commission ingredient function definitions (SCCNFP/0299/00, pages 16 to 20) ↗

Registry functions describe possible formulation roles, not results for a finished product. A dictionary entry is not an approval or a safety assessment.

A closer look

What the research shows

Safety assessment

The assessment reviews vegetable-oil formulation patch testing and makes its blend conclusion conditional on known fatty-acid composition.

What this does not tell us

Safety assessment, not efficacy. Unspecified blend composition remains material; conclusions do not cover every arbitrary plant extract or oil blend.

Sources for this summary. PubMed 29243540 ↗

Research review checked Oct 1, 2026

Selective exact-identity review of 6 supplied local candidates and the targeted primary-source search recorded below. Bounded review, not a systematic search.