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Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Ovum in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Ovum is a cosmetic ingredient that keeps the skin in good condition. Bravoora reads it as egg. It is not vegan. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 8 products, most often shampoos.

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What does Ovum do in a product?

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

skin conditioninghair conditioning

What other names and numbers does Ovum have?

CosIng reference
78278

Does Ovum come from a food allergen?

Bravoora’s label checker reads Ovum as egg, because the name points to it: a profile that avoids egg 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.

Is Ovum vegan?

No. Ovum is made from egg. It is vegetarian.

VeganNot for youIt is made from egg.
VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.
Egg allergyNot for youIts name points to egg.

Read the eggs guide

Which products contain Ovum?

Open Beauty Facts finds Ovum in the ingredient lists of 8 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often shampoos, hair care and fortifying shampoos.

  • Shampoos6
  • Hair care5
  • Fortifying shampoos1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 8 · Belgium 1.

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

On these listsFrom animals and insectsFrom food allergens

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’.

  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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