Cosmetic ingredient dictionary
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract in cosmetics: what it is and what it does
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract is a cosmetic ingredient that softens and smooths the skin. Bravoora reads it as gluten. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 152 products, most often hair care.
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What does Avena Sativa Kernel Extract do in a product?
In a cosmetic product, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract softens and smooths the skin, stops the product reacting with oxygen and going off, and keeps the skin in good condition. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: emollient, antioxidant, skin conditioning and abrasive.
What is Avena Sativa Kernel Extract?
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract is an extract of the kernels of the Oat, Avena sativa L., Poaceae.
- CAS number
- 84012-26-0
- EC number
- 281-672-4
- CosIng reference
- 74463
Does Avena Sativa Kernel Extract come from a food allergen?
Bravoora’s label checker reads Avena Sativa Kernel Extract as gluten, because the name points to it: a profile that avoids gluten gets Not for you on a product with it. Cosmetic labels use INCI names and no food-allergen rule applies to them, so the name is the only clue.
Who should look out for Avena Sativa Kernel Extract?
Which products contain Avena Sativa Kernel Extract?
Open Beauty Facts finds Avena Sativa Kernel Extract in the ingredient lists of 152 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often hair care, shampoos and bath and shower.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 53 · United States 38 · Germany 10 · Spain 8.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Avena Sativa Kernel Extract turns up, not how much of the market it is.
Bravoora reads this ingredient for everyone you shop for: an allergy or intolerance, a vegan or vegetarian diet, a calorie or protein goal, and the labels on supplements and skincare too. Build a profile · For dermatologists, dietitians and doctors
Sources
The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.
- European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
- Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
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