Hydrogenated olus (vegetable) oil
AKA “vegetable oil”
Oil
Ingredient Facts
Hydrogenated olus (vegetable) oil
AKA: Vegetable oil
Oil · Emollient · EWG: 4
Plant-Derived
Emollient
Skin Conditioner
Plant Oil
Not Clean
Hydrogenated olus (vegetable) oil is a cosmetic ingredient.
Plant Part
Seed
CAS #
8015-80-3; 8007-24-7; 8002-03-7; 68425-36-5; 91051-35-3
Form
Oil
See origin →
Functions
Emollient
Fills in the tiny cracks between skin cells to make everything feel smooth and soft. The "silky finish" ingredient.
Skin Conditioning
A catch-all term for ingredients that improve how skin looks and feels — softer, smoother, more supple. The workhorse behind most moisturizers.
Antioxidant
Anti-Inflammatory
Strengthens Barrier
Traditional Use
Developed in the early 20th century through hydrogenation technology to create stable, solid vegetable oils for cosmetics and food products. Replaces traditional animal-derived waxes and oils in formulations requiring texture and stability.
Skin Types
●all-skin-types
Best For
Dryness
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Yes
Diagnostic approach to anaphylaxis by carrot, related vegetables and horsetail (Equisetum arvense) in a homemaker.
Agustìn-Ubide MP, Martinez-Cócera C, Alonso-Llamazares A, Robledo T, Lombardero M et al.
Allergy, 2004
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Vegetable Amino Acids
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Vegetable Amino Acids
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Vegetable Oil
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Cutaneous Permeation of a Percutaneously Applied Glucocorticoid Using Plant-Based Anionic Phospholipids in Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil: A Preliminary S
Greiner JV, Bhargava HN, Glonek T, Korb DR, Lindsay ME et al.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2022
Exotic Vegetable Oils for Cosmetic O/W Nanoemulsions: In Vivo Evaluation.
Pereira TA, Guerreiro CM, Maruno M, Ferrari M, Rocha-Filho PA
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2016
Exotic Vegetable Oils for Cosmetic O/W Nanoemulsions: In Vivo Evaluation.
Pereira TA, Guerreiro CM, Maruno M, Ferrari M, Rocha-Filho PA
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2016
Vegetable Butters and Oils as Therapeutically and Cosmetically Active Ingredients for Dermal Use: A Review of Clinical Studies.
Poljšak N, Kočevar Glavač N
Frontiers in pharmacology, 2022
Vegetable Butters and Oils as Therapeutically and Cosmetically Active Ingredients for Dermal Use: A Review of Clinical Studies.
Poljšak N, Kočevar Glavač N
Frontiers in pharmacology, 2022
Vegetable butters and oils in skin wound healing: Scientific evidence for new opportunities in dermatology.
Poljšak N, Kreft S, Kočevar Glavač N
Phytotherapy research : PTR, 2020
Stability Evaluations of Different Types of Vegetable Oil-based Emulsions.
Teh SS, Mah SH
Journal of oleo science, 2018
Stability Evaluations of Different Types of Vegetable Oil-based Emulsions.
Teh SS, Mah SH
Journal of oleo science, 2018
Profiling and quantification of phenolic compounds in Camellia seed oils: Natural tea polyphenols in vegetable oil.
Wang X, Zeng Q, Del Mar Contreras M, Wang L
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.), 2017
Profiling and quantification of phenolic compounds in Camellia seed oils: Natural tea polyphenols in vegetable oil.
Wang X, Zeng Q, Del Mar Contreras M, Wang L
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.), 2017
Verified Jun 2026
Data: CosIng · EWG · CIR