COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL
Fragrance Ingredient; Hair Conditioning Agent; Skin-Conditioning Agent - Miscellaneous;Skin-Conditioning Agent - Occlusive; EMOLLIENT; MASKING; SKIN CONDITIONING; SOLVENT
Also listed as
COCONUT ABSOLUTE; COCONUT FATTY ACID TRIGLYCERIDE; COCONUT OIL; COPRA OIL; ACIDULATED COCONUT SOAPSTOCK; COCONUT ACIDULATED SOAPSTOCK; COCONUT EXTRACT; COCOS NUCIFERA OIL; COCOANUT OIL; COCONUT BUTTER; COCONUT PALM OIL; COPRA OIL; FREE COCONUT OIL
Given the incomplete information made available by companies and the government, EWG provides additional information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature. The chart below indicates that research studies have found that exposure to this ingredient -- not the products containing it -- caused the indicated health effect(s) in the studies reviewed by Skin Deep researchers. Actual health risks, if any, will vary based on the level of exposure to the ingredient and individual susceptibility -- information not available in Skin Deep.
| This ingredient: | |
 | Cancer |
| Developmental/reproductive toxicity |
| Violations, restrictions & warnings |
| Allergies/immunotoxicity |
| Contamination concerns |
 | Lesser or emerging concerns for this ingredient: Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Data gaps |
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About COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL: Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil is a fixed oil obtained by expression from the kernels of theseeds of Cocos nucifera. See "Regulatory and Ingredient Use Information," regarding the labeling namesfor botanical ingredients in Volume 1, Introductio n, Part A.
COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL has reported used in the following product types: moisturizer (402); bar soap (269); lip balm (187); facial moisturizer/treatment (142); lip gloss (133); body wash/cleanser (125); lipstick (106); facial cleanser (96); hand cream (88); conditioner (84)
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| One or more animal studies show liver effects at high doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient) | RTECS®- Journal of the American College of Toxicology 1986 | |
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Data gaps
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel | ||
| 243 studies on toxicity in PubMed see search results -> | PubMed |
Ecotoxicology
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| Not suspected to be an environmental toxin | Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List |
Multiple, additive exposure sources
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food | FDA Everything Added to Food |
Persistence and bioaccumulation
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| Not suspected to be bioaccumulative | Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List |
Government, industry, academic studies and classifications
| government/industry list/academic study | appears on list as | classification(s) |
| FDA Everything Added to Food | COCONUT OIL | • Fully up-to-date toxicology information has been sought. |
| Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List | COCONUT OIL | •This chemical was NOT flagged by CEPA for further attention. The chemical was flagged as a low human health priority and for uncertain persistence. |
| IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List | COCONUT OIL | •The chemical has been reported as used in fragrance compounds by IFRA affiliated member companies in 2008. |
| RTECS®- Journal of the American College of Toxicology 1986 | COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL | • liver - Fatty liver degeneration (rat TDLo) |
references
| government/industry list/academic study | reference |
| FDA Everything Added to Food | FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. |
| Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List | EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry. |
| IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List | IFRA (International Fragrance Assocication). 2010. IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List based on 2008 Use Survey. Accessed online 01/04/2010: http://www.ifraorg.org/Home/News/Latest-News/page.aspx/66?xf_itemId=43&xf_selectionDatapartId=25 |
| RTECS®- Journal of the American College of Toxicology 1986 | RTECS®- Journal of the American College of Toxicology. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128) V.1-12, 1982-1993. Discontinued. 5(3),103,1986 |
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