Raphanus Sativus Seed Oil ●
TL;DR. This ingredient functions primarily as an emollient and conditioning agent, adding slip, softness, and a light occlusive feel to skin and hair products.
What does Raphanus Sativus Seed Oil do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient functions primarily as an emollient and conditioning agent, adding slip, softness, and a light occlusive feel to skin and hair products.
Is Raphanus Sativus Seed Oil clean?
It has no typical clean-standard restricted-list issue and is generally well tolerated. Like most unsaturated oils, it can become more sensitizing if it is old or poorly protected from oxidation.
Is Raphanus Sativus Seed Oil sustainable?
It is renewable, plant-derived, and biodegradable. Its footprint depends mainly on agricultural practices, extraction method, and transport rather than persistence in the environment.
Is Raphanus Sativus Seed Oil COSMOS-approved?
It is permitted under COSMOS-natural and COSMOS-organic when obtained through approved physical extraction and processed without noncompliant solvents. It aligns well with Green Chemistry through renewable sourcing, biodegradability, and relatively simple processing.
How does Raphanus Sativus Seed Oil work chemically?
It is a triglyceride oil dominated by unsaturated C18 to C22 fatty acids, often including oleic, linoleic, eicosenoic, and erucic acid fractions. Typical use levels are about 1 to 10% in creams, oils, and hair products; it is pH-independent, but benefits from antioxidants and protection from heat, light, and air to slow oxidation.
Last updated 2026-05-16