Mauritia Flexuosa Fruit Oil in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

What does Mauritia Flexuosa Fruit Oil do in a product?

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

What is Mauritia Flexuosa Fruit Oil?

Mauritia Flexuosa Fruit Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the fruit of Mauritia Flexuosa L., Palmaceae.

CAS number

394239-67-9, 906350-92-3

CosIng reference

57755

Which products contain Mauritia Flexuosa Fruit Oil?

Open Beauty Facts finds Mauritia Flexuosa Fruit Oil in the ingredient lists of 20 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often hair care, body oils and sunscreen.

• Hair care3
• Body oils2
• Sunscreen2

Products with it, by country of sale: France 9 · United States 7 · Germany 1 · Spain 1.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Mauritia Flexuosa Fruit Oil 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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