Citrus Aurantifolia Fruit Extract in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

What does Citrus Aurantifolia Fruit Extract do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Citrus Aurantifolia Fruit Extract keeps the skin in good condition. The EU’s CosIng database lists this job for it: skin conditioning.

What is Citrus Aurantifolia Fruit Extract?

Citrus Aurantifolia Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Lime, Citrus Aurantifolia, Rutaceae.

CAS number

90063-52-8

EC number

290-010-3

CosIng reference

55479

Which products contain Citrus Aurantifolia Fruit Extract?

Open Beauty Facts finds Citrus Aurantifolia Fruit Extract in the ingredient lists of 23 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often bath and shower, shower gels and soaps.

• Bath and shower3
• Shower gels3
• Soaps2

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 10 · France 3 · Italy 3 · United States 2.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Citrus Aurantifolia Fruit Extract turns up, not how much of the market it is.

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’.

1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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