Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Extract is a cosmetic ingredient used as emollient, hair conditioning, skin conditioning. Assessed as safe by the CIR.
Family
Arecaceae (Palm family)
Plant Part
Fruit
Lifeform
Tree
Climate
Wet tropical
CAS #
8001-31-8
Form
Liquid
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Functions
Emollient
Fills in the tiny cracks between skin cells to make everything feel smooth and soft. The "silky finish" ingredient.
Hair Conditioning
A catch-all term for ingredients that improve how skin looks and feels — softer, smoother, more supple. The workhorse behind most moisturizers.
Skin Conditioning
A catch-all term for ingredients that improve how skin looks and feels — softer, smoother, more supple. The workhorse behind most moisturizers.
Locks In Moisture
Traditional Use
Extract from coconut fruit used historically in traditional medicine across Southeast Asia, India, and the Pacific Islands for wound healing and skin conditioning.