Cosmetic ingredient dictionary
Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil in cosmetics: what it is and what it does
Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil is a cosmetic ingredient that keeps the skin in good condition. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 190 products, most often hair care.
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What does Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil do in a product?
In a cosmetic product, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil keeps the skin in good condition and hides an unwanted smell or taste. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: skin conditioning and masking.
What is Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil?
Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the kernels of the Apricot, Prunus armeniaca L., Rosaceae.
- CAS number
- 68650-44-2, 72869-69-3
- EC number
- 272-046-1
- CosIng reference
- 78931
Does Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil come from a food allergen?
Not according to the allergen lists. Apricot kernels are on neither the EU nor the US tree-nut list, so this page names no allergen. Bravoora’s label checker still reads Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil as tree nuts, as a precaution: a profile that avoids tree nuts gets Not for you on a product with it.
Which products contain Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil?
Open Beauty Facts finds Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil in the ingredient lists of 190 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often hair care, shampoos and body care.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 61 · Germany 35 · Norway 21 · Australia 20.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil 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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