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Olea europaea (Olive) oil unsaponifiables
AKA “Olive Oil Unsaponifiables”
Carrier Oil
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Ingredient Facts
Olea europaea (Olive) oil unsaponifiables
AKA: Olive Oil Unsaponifiables
Carrier Oil · Emollient · EWG: 1
Plant-Derived
Emollient
Plant Oil
Clean
Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil Unsaponifiables is a cosmetic ingredient used as emollient. Rated low hazard by EWG. Assessed as safe by the CIR.
Family
Oleaceae (Olive family)
Plant Part
Fruit
Lifeform
Shrub or tree
Climate
Subtropical
CAS #
8001-25-0 / 156768-12-8
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.
Locks In Moisture
Traditional Use
Olive oil has been used in Mediterranean skincare for over 5,000 years; the unsaponifiable fraction—non-fat components extracted from olive oil—contains polyphenols and squalene valued for antioxidant and skin-conditioning properties.
Skin Types
●all-skin-types
Best For
Dryness
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Yes
EWG
1
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
Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effect of olive leaf ex...
Mehmet Berköz, Tahir Kahraman, Zwain Nozad Shamsulddin, Mirosław Krośniak
Journal of basic and clinical physiology and pharmacology, 2023
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Olive Fruit and Leaf Wastes as Bioactive Ingredients for Cosmetics-A Preliminary Study.
Cádiz-Gurrea ML, Pinto D, Delerue-Matos C, Rodrigues F
Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2021
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Final Report: Safety Assessment of <I>Olea europaea</I> (Olive)-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
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Hydrogenated Olive Oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables (may occur as Olive Squalane Wax in some products)
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Hydrolyzed Olive Fruit
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Hydrolyzed Olive Fruit Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Hydrolyzed Olive Leaf Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Bark Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Branch Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Bud Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Flower Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Flower Water
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Juice
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Unsaponifiables
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Water
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Husk Oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Husk Powder
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea europaea (olive) leaf extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Powder
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Water
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil Unsaponifiables
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Sap Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Seed
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Seed Powder
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Wood Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olive Acid
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olive Oil Decyl Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olive Oil PEG-10 Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olive Oil PEG-6 Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olive Oil PEG-7 Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olive Oil PEG-8 Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olive Oil Polyglyceryl-3 Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olive Oil Polyglyceryl-4 Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olive Oil Polyglyceryl-6 Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olive Oil Propylene Glycol Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Oliveamide MEA
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-10 Olive Glycerides
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-2 Olive Glycerides
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-40 Olive Glycerides
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-6 Olive Glycerides
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-7 Olive Glycerides
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Effect of olive and sunflower seed oil on the adult skin ...
Simon G Danby, Tareq AlEnezi, Amani Sultan, Tina Lavender, John Chittock, Kirsty Brown + 1 more
Pediatric dermatology, 2013
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Effect of olive and sunflower seed oil on the adult skin ...
Simon G Danby, Tareq AlEnezi, Amani Sultan, Tina Lavender, John Chittock, Kirsty Brown + 1 more
Pediatric dermatology, 2013
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Dietary olive oil intake aggravates psoriatic skin inflammation in mice via Nrf2 activation and polyunsaturated fatty acid imbalance.
Donato-Trancoso A, Correa Atella G, Romana-Souza B
International immunopharmacology, 2022
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Hydrogenated Olive Oil
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Hydrolyzed Olive Leaf Extract
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Bark Extract
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Bud Extract
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Unsaponifiables
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Water
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Husk Oil
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Olea europaea (olive) leaf extract
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
→
Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil Unsaponifiables
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
→
Olea Europaea (Olive) Seed
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
→
Olea Europaea (Olive) Seed Powder
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Olive Oil Decyl Esters
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Olive Oil PEG-7 Esters
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Olive Oil PEG-8 Esters
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Olive Oil Polyglyceryl-6 Esters
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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PEG-10 Olive Glycerides
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Dietary unsaponifiable fraction of extra virgin olive oil supplementation attenuates lung injury and DNA damage of rats co-exposed to aluminum and acr
Ghorbel I, Chaâbane M, Boudawara O, Kamoun NG, Boudawara T et al.
Environmental science and pollution research international, 2016
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Efficacy and Safety of Topical Application of Olive Oil f...
Akram Hernández-Vásquez, Fabriccio J Visconti-Lopez, Cielo Cabanillas-Ramirez, Deysi Díaz-Seijas, Jessica Meléndez-Escalante, Daniel Comandé + 1 more
International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022
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Multiple Biological Effects of Olive Oil By-products such as Leaves, Stems, Flowers, Olive Milled Waste, Fruit Pulp, and Seeds of the Olive Plant on S
Kishikawa A, Ashour A, Zhu Q, Yasuda M, Ishikawa H et al.
Phytotherapy research : PTR, 2015
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Valorization of the Photo-Protective Potential of the Phytochemically Standardized Olive (Olea europaea L.) Leaf Extract in UVA-Irradiated Human Skin
Machała P, Liudvytska O, Kicel A, Dziedzic A, Olszewska MA et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022
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Biological effects of the olive tree and its derivatives on the skin.
Melguizo-Rodríguez L, González-Acedo A, Illescas-Montes R, García-Recio E, Ramos-Torrecillas J et al.
Food & function, 2022
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Antimicrobial Properties of Lyophilized Extracts of Olive Fruit, Pomegranate and Orange Peel Extracts against Foodborne Pathogenic and Spoilage Bacter
Mitsagga C, Petrotos K, Giavasis I
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021
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Antimicrobial Properties of Lyophilized Extracts of Olive Fruit, Pomegranate and Orange Peel Extracts against Foodborne Pathogenic and Spoilage Bacter
Mitsagga C, Petrotos K, Giavasis I
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021
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Unseparated Olive Pruning Waste as a Sustainable Feedstock: DoE-Optimized Extracts with Antioxidant Activity Equivalent to Isolated Leaves.
Tumminelli E, Cavalloro V, Ratto D, Marrubini G, Martino E et al.
Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2025
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Verified Jun 2026
Data: Kew POWO · CosIng · EWG · CIR