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Cocos Nucifera Oil in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Cocos Nucifera Oil is a cosmetic ingredient that keeps the skin in good condition. It is vegan. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 1,047 products, most often hair care.

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What does Cocos Nucifera Oil do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Cocos Nucifera Oil keeps the skin in good condition, makes hair easier to comb, softer or shinier and adds scent. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: skin conditioning, hair conditioning, perfuming and masking.

skin conditioninghair conditioningperfumingmasking

What other names and numbers does Cocos Nucifera Oil have?

CAS number
8001-31-8
EC number
232-282-8

Is Cocos Nucifera Oil vegan?

Yes. Open Beauty Facts records nothing from an animal in Cocos Nucifera Oil.

VeganFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Beauty Facts record.
VegetarianFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Beauty Facts record.

Which products contain Cocos Nucifera Oil?

Open Beauty Facts finds Cocos Nucifera Oil in the ingredient lists of 1,047 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often hair care and shampoos.

  • Hair care54
  • Shampoos48

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 277 · France 257 · Germany 114 · Australia 101.

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

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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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