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Safflower Oil
AKA “Carthamus tinctorius Oil, Safflower Seed Oil”
Oil
Ingredient Facts
Safflower oil
AKA: Carthamus tinctorius Oil, Safflower Seed Oil
Oil · Skin Conditioning · EWG: 4
Plant-Derived
Skin Conditioner
Not Clean
Safflower Oil/Palm Oil Aminopropanediol Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of Aminopropanediol with Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil and Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Plant Part
Seed
CAS #
8001-23-8
Form
Oil
See origin →
Functions
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
Used for thousands of years in traditional Indian, Persian, and Chinese medicine as a skin healer and for treating inflammation and scars. The oil has been documented in Ayurvedic texts for its warming properties and use in massage therapies.
Skin Types
●all-skin-types
Best For
Dryness
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Yes
EWG
4
CIR
Safe as used
Pregnancy
Yes
CIR Safety Findings
Not a Sensitizer
medical-approval
all-shades-safe
Regulatory Status
USA✔ permitted
EU⚠ restricted
JAPAN⚠ restricted
CANADA⚠ restricted
Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Safflower Oil
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
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Hydrogenated Safflower Seed Oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Safflower Seed Oil PEG-8 Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Safflower Seed Oil Polyglyceryl-6 Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Carthamus Tinctorius Safflower Seed Oil
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Carthamus Tinctorius Safflower Seed Oil Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Hydrogenated Safflower Seed Oil
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Safflower Seed Oil Polyglyceryl-6 Esters
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Safflower Seed Oil and Its Active Compound Acacetin Inhibit UVB-Induced Skin Photoaging.
Jeong EH, Yang H, Kim JE, Lee KW
Journal of microbiology and biotechnology, 2020
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Verified Jun 2026
Data: CosIng · EWG · CIR